Princess Kazunomiya Memorial Service

About this event

The Princess Kazunomiya Memorial Service at Zojoji Temple honors the memory of Imperial Princess Kazunomiya, who was betrothed to Shogun Tokugawa Iemochi and is enshrined at this temple. Her life, bridging the old aristocratic world of Kyoto and the dramatic final years of the Edo shogunate, is one of the most poignant stories of the era. The annual service remembers her graceful legacy with sutra chanting and offerings.