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| Entrance to Okazaki Castle |
Okazaki Castle is situated 30 minutes away from Nagoya by express train. This castle is made famous by stories saying that Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of the Tokugawa Shogunate, was born here. Ieyasu was born in Okazaki as Takechiyo (later changed to Motoyasu). He was then held as a hostage by the Oda and Imagawa clans for 12 years since he was six years old. When Imagawa Yoshimoto was killed in the Battle of Okehazama, Ieyasu escaped and reurned to Okazaki. After conquering Mikawa, Ieyasu waged war against the Takeda Clan. After Nobunaga's death, he took control of Kai and Shinano.
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| Do-it-yourself picture |
On the top floor of the castle, you can see a panoramic view of the city. You can even watch trains passing by. There is also a do-in-yourself stamp on the top of the castle where you can create your own picture. The kind ojichan on top of the floor taught me how to do it. He event took a picture of me in the samurai standees.
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| View from the palace |
At the foot of the castle tower, you can find a small restaurant and souvenir store run by an old couple. If you get to visit the place, please purchase anything you can to help the old couple running the place. Behind the castle you can find the Okazaki Castle Museum that holds important artifacts about the Sengoku Period and the lords of the castle.
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| Cafeteria and souvenir shop |
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| Okazaki Castle Museum |
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Outside the museum, there are also people dressed in Samurai costumes to talk to you and teach you some samurai techniques.
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