Mount Akagi, where the shogunate's finance commissioner Oguri Kozukenosuke is said to have buried the shogunate's gold. People have dug here since the Meiji era, and large TV excavations took place in the 1990s.
Legend Site
Mount Akagi (Tokugawa Treasure Legend)
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| Encyclopedia | Tokugawa Buried Treasure |
|---|---|
| Location | Gunma Maebashi |
| Type of place | Mountain |
| Map position | Approximate position (Municipality), not the exact place |
A legend that just before the fall of the Edo shogunate, its huge war chest was secretly buried somewhere. The theory that the shogunate's finance commissioner Oguri Kozukenosuke hid it on Mount Akagi in Gunma Prefecture is famous, and large TV excavations drew attention, but nothing has been found.