| In [[1607]], the first mission to come to Japan since the end of the invasions, numbering around 500 people, stayed at Daitoku-ji along with representatives from Tsushima. This came after several exchanges of letters between [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] and the Korean Court, and came to Japan to negotiate for the return of captives taken during the war. They were warmly welcomed by the ''[[Kyoto shoshidai]]'', who arranged for monkey trainers to put on shows, and for games of ''[[kemari]]''. Missions also stayed at Daitoku-ji in [[1617]] and [[1624]], visiting captives and arranging for their return. From [[1636]] onwards, Korean embassies were provided lodgings at [[Honkoku-ji]] instead, as part of efforts by the [[Tokugawa shogunate]] to distance the embassies from interactions with the imperial court.<ref>Kido Hironari 木戸博成, "Go-Mizunoo jôkô, Meishô tennô no mae de sôgaku shita Ryûkyû jin" 後水尾上皇・明正天皇の前で奏楽した琉球人, ''Okinawa bunka kenkyû'' 44 (2017), 174.</ref> | | In [[1607]], the first mission to come to Japan since the end of the invasions, numbering around 500 people, stayed at Daitoku-ji along with representatives from Tsushima. This came after several exchanges of letters between [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] and the Korean Court, and came to Japan to negotiate for the return of captives taken during the war. They were warmly welcomed by the ''[[Kyoto shoshidai]]'', who arranged for monkey trainers to put on shows, and for games of ''[[kemari]]''. Missions also stayed at Daitoku-ji in [[1617]] and [[1624]], visiting captives and arranging for their return. From [[1636]] onwards, Korean embassies were provided lodgings at [[Honkoku-ji]] instead, as part of efforts by the [[Tokugawa shogunate]] to distance the embassies from interactions with the imperial court.<ref>Kido Hironari 木戸博成, "Go-Mizunoo jôkô, Meishô tennô no mae de sôgaku shita Ryûkyû jin" 後水尾上皇・明正天皇の前で奏楽した琉球人, ''Okinawa bunka kenkyû'' 44 (2017), 174.</ref> |
− | HIH Princess Akiko of Mikasa is currently resident in Daitoku-ji; she is the first member of the Imperial family to reside in Kyoto since [[Emperor Meiji]] and his family left for [[Tokyo]]. | + | HIH Princess Akiko of Mikasa has resided at Daitoku-ji at times; she is the first member of the Imperial family to reside in Kyoto since [[Emperor Meiji]] and his family left for [[Tokyo]]. |