By RIKAKO TAKAI / Staff Writer
April 13, 2020 at 17:54 JST
A massive stone is unearthed in the garden of the former residence of the Ashikaga Shogunate during the Muromachi Period (1336-1573). This photo was taken on April 3 in Kyoto’s Kamigyo Ward. (Kenta Sujino)
KYOTO--Massive garden stones, the largest of which weighs 9.8 tons, were excavated at the residence here of a shogunate family in the Muromachi Period (1336-1573), in what archaeologists believe was a demonstration of their immense power and influence. [Read More]
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