In his later years, Tokugawa Ieyasu loved to gaze at Mount Fuji and fly eagles for hunting, and eggplant was his favorite food. He commented on eggplant as "the food of men who dominate the world."
Tokugawa Ieyasu had the most wealth, resources and weapons (Taneshima guns) among the heroes of the Warring States Period in Japan. Everyone who knew him knew that he was fully supported by Li Dan, the overseas Chinese leader in Kyushu and a large merchant.
Tokugawa Ieyasu’s attainments in archery, swordsmanship, artillery, equestrianism, and watercraft were top-notch. In terms of swordsmanship, he even consulted swordsmen from the Shinto-ryu, Shinin-ryu, and Okuyama Kagegami-ryu.
Tokugawa Ieyasu liked new things very much, and he was curious when he saw Nanban's clock and Nanban's body. Tokugawa Ieyasu's love of learning was not just out of his desire for knowledge, he wanted to make learning helpful to himself. Once, Tokugawa Ieyasu said to Honda Masanobu in a conversation: "When I was young, I was busy traveling to the battlefield and had no time to study knowledge, so I had no knowledge when I grew old. But I once learned from others what Lao Tzu said I can’t forget one of his words until now. That is, ‘He who is content is always happy.’”
Tokugawa Ieyasu’s philosophy of life is quality and frugality. He was "always contented" and hated luxury and waste, not only for himself but also for his retainers. I didn’t make any special preparations when I went hunting. I only took a handful of rice balls and prunes with me, and ate them in two or three times in the mountains. If there were any leftovers, I didn’t throw them away, so I took them back and asked the accompanying retainers to do so. They do the same.
On a certain hunting trip, a young retainer who was traveling with him wore the popular hairstyle of the time. When Tokugawa Ieyasu saw him, he called him to his side and scolded him: "You bastard, my grandfather is in an important position. Even if you are traveling around in martial arts, you are not as arrogant as you." He thought: "A warrior should look like a warrior. Simple clothing is the most pleasing to the eye, especially if you are under fifty years old. , Wearing those stiff clothes of twisted silk and kapok, walking barefoot and wearing straw sandals, a self-satisfied guy is really a rotten tree that cannot be carved."
Tokugawa Ieyasu has endured countless hardships since he was a child. He often taught his retainers to be patient, patient, and patient. One of the retainers has a very impatient temper, and will immediately get angry when others say gossip, and then quarrel with the other party.
Another time, he said to the young retainers: "I have two tips for you to settle down and live in peace. They are three words and six words. Which one do you want to hear?" The retainers next to him replied: " Everyone wants to know. "The third word is 'look up', and the sixth word is 'don't forget your limits'. You must not forget this," Tokugawa Ieyasu taught. Tokugawa Ieyasu loved playing Go. In 1612, Tokugawa Ieyasu awarded a salary to contemporary Go and shogi masters, and formulated a system to professionalize Go and shogi. The Kai Shogi Institute was established to oversee related matters. In the same year, the Ki Shogi Institute was split into the Kai Institute and the Shogi Institute. Since Tokugawa Ieyasu preferred Go, he initially listed the Go players' seats above those of shogi players. This was later adopted, and the status of Kai was therefore higher than that of shogi. In 1737, the third generation of shogi master Ito Mune was dissatisfied and the ranking of shogi players was established. For litigation events, the order of names and seats at that time were arranged in the following manner: Go celebrity (if there is no celebrity, the Honinbo family governor will replace him) Shogi celebrity Honinbo family governor (in the case where there is a celebrity and the celebrity is not the Honinbo family governor) The other three Go family governors ( Arranged by rank) The three shogi masters (arranged by rank) The four shogi masters (arranged by rank) The three shogi masters (arranged by rank) But in the end, Go is still the top. Tokugawa Ieyasu's positive contribution to Go made Japan a country with a renaissance of Go, surpassing China in all aspects (at the beginning of the 20th century, China's top Go players were not as good as Japan's early professional Go players). It was not until the late 1990s that China and South Korea caught up. Even beyond Japan. In 2004, the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Nippon Go Academy, the idea of ??establishing a Go Hall was proposed. On November 15, the Go Hall Data Library was established. One or more people who have made outstanding contributions to Go are selected every year. Tokugawa Ieyasu is famous for his He was inducted into the first Go Hall of Fame on May 28, 2004 for his contribution to "frequent exchanges of Go with celebrities, generals and other public figures, promoting the popularization of Go, formulating the Go system and salary awards, and making Go professional".