: one of a line of military governors ruling Japan until the revolution of 1867–68
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As the population swelled, the Uji was joined with the Yodo and Katsura Rivers to create a network of canals for the transport of goods, expanding the shogun’s economic reach and power.
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Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026
Serving as tea master to military leaders, or shoguns, who supported his activities, Rikyū transformed the tea ceremony to reflect ideals of wabi.
—The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026
That changed after the shoguns began to see Christianity as a threat.
—Foster Klug, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
The shogun was visiting the Todai-ji temple in Nara at the time.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2025
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Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026
Serving as tea master to military leaders, or shoguns, who supported his activities, Rikyū transformed the tea ceremony to reflect ideals of wabi.
—The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026
That changed after the shoguns began to see Christianity as a threat.
—Foster Klug, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
The shogun was visiting the Todai-ji temple in Nara at the time.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2025
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shogun
noun
sho·gun
ˈshō-gən 
: any of a line of military governors ruling Japan until the revolution of 1867–68
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