Kunosan Toshogu Shrine located in Suruga-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Pref. is a magnificent shrine pertaining to the Tokugawa clan. Enshrined here is Tosho Daigongen, namely Tokugawa Ieyasu. It was originally a temple founded in the mountain of Kuno in around 600 by Kuno Tadahito. In 1568, Takeda Shingen transferred the temple to the present-day Shimizu City and built Kuno Castle at the top of the mountain. After the Takeda clan was destroyed, the castle was possessed by the Tokugawa clan. In 1616, when Ieyasu died, he was buried here according to his will. Kunosan Toshogu Shrine was built under the order of Hidetada in as short a time as 1 year and 7 months after Ieyasu’s death. Later the divine spirit of Ieyasu was moved to Nikko Toshogu, but the shrine remained at the place.