page_title: Emperor Hanazono
section_title: Events of Hanazono's life
hierarchical_section_title: Emperor Hanazono / Events of Hanazono's life
caption_attribution_description: English: Portrait of Emperor Hanazono,Goshin Fujiwara work, Temple of Chofuku's Collection 日本語: 花園天皇　豪信筆　長福寺蔵
context_page_description: Emperor Hanazono was the 95th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1308 through 1318.
context_section_description: Tomihito-shinnō became emperor upon the death of his second cousin, the Daikakuji-tō Emperor Go-Nijō.
  Tokuji 3, in the 8th month (1308): In the 8th year of Go-Nijo-tennō's reign (後二条天皇八年), the emperor died at the young age of 24; and the succession (senso) was received by his cousin.  Shortly thereafter, Emperor Hanazono is said to have acceded to the throne (sokui).
  Tokuji 3, in the 10th month (1308): The nengō was changed to Enkyō to mark the accession of Emperor Hanazono.
  Hanazono's father, the retired-Emperor Fushimi, and Hanazono's brother, the retired-Emperor Go-Fushimi, both exerted influence as cloistered emperors during this reign.
  In these years, negotiations between the Bakufu and the two imperial lines resulted in an agreement to alternate the throne between the two lines every 10 years (the Bumpō Agreement).  This agreement was not long-lasting.  The negotiated provisions would soon broken by Hanazono's successor.
  In 1318, he abdicated to his second cousin, the Daikakuji-tō Emperor Go-Daigo, who was Nijō's brother.
  After his abdication, he raised his nephew, the future Northern Pretender Emperor Kōgon.
  In 1335, he became a Buddhist monk of the Zen sect, and under his sponsorship, his palace became the temple of Myōshin-ji, now the largest network in Rinzai Buddhism. Many places and institutions in the area are named for him, including Hanazono University (the Rinzai university) and Hanazono Station.
  He died in 1348.  Hanazono's imperial tomb is known as Jurakuin no ue no misasagi; it is located in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto.
  He excelled at waka composition, and was an important member of the Kyōgoku School.  He also left behind a diary, called Hanazono-in-Minki (Imperial Chronicles of the Flower Garden Temple or Hanazono-in) (花園院宸記).  He was a very religious and literate person, never missing his prayers to the Amitabha Buddha.
caption: Emperor Hanazono after taking the tonsure.
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