Japanese Prince. The Son of Emperor Godaigo, he helped his father overthrow the Kamakura Shogunate and restore the imperial supremacy. For a brief period, Emperor Godaigo succeeded in gaining the imperial rule, but was soon defeated by Ashikaga troops. Captured during this conflict, Prince Morinaga was brought to Kamakura and put under house arrest by the Ashikaga, and he was eventually executed by beheading. After rising to power in 1868, Emperor Meiji ordered the establishment of a shrine in homage to the Prince, which is now the Kamakuragu Shrine. Since he was once the Chief of Enryakuji in Shiga Prefecture, he is also called with his Buddhist names "Otonomiya" or "Daitonomiya."
Japanese Prince. The Son of Emperor Godaigo, he helped his father overthrow the Kamakura Shogunate and restore the imperial supremacy. For a brief period, Emperor Godaigo succeeded in gaining the imperial rule, but was soon defeated by Ashikaga troops. Captured during this conflict, Prince Morinaga was brought to Kamakura and put under house arrest by the Ashikaga, and he was eventually executed by beheading. After rising to power in 1868, Emperor Meiji ordered the establishment of a shrine in homage to the Prince, which is now the Kamakuragu Shrine. Since he was once the Chief of Enryakuji in Shiga Prefecture, he is also called with his Buddhist names "Otonomiya" or "Daitonomiya."
Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett
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