Okazaki Castle

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Okazaki Castle is a historic Japanese fortress in Aichi Prefecture, best known as the birthplace of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu and a key stronghold in the Sengoku and early Edo periods.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese castle
historic site
associatedWith Matsudaira clan NERFINISHED
Tokugawa Ieyasu NERFINISHED
Tokugawa clan NERFINISHED
birthplaceOf Tokugawa Ieyasu NERFINISHED
castleType hirayama-style castle
country Japan
culturalSignificance important site in Tokugawa history
symbol of Okazaki City
currentUse historical park centerpiece
museum
tourist attraction
function daimyo residence
military fortress
governingBody City of Okazaki NERFINISHED
hasEvent Ieyasu Gyoretsu procession
hasFeature bailey
gates
moat
stone walls
tenshu (main keep)
turrets
hasView Okazaki cityscape
Oto River NERFINISHED
heritageStatus National Historic Site of Japan NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Azuchi–Momoyama period NERFINISHED
Edo period NERFINISHED
Sengoku period NERFINISHED
knownFor birthplace of Tokugawa Ieyasu
cherry blossom viewing spot
role in unification of Japan
locatedIn Aichi Prefecture NERFINISHED
Chubu region NERFINISHED
Honshu
Mikawa Province NERFINISHED
Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture NERFINISHED
locatedOn Oto River NERFINISHED
material stone
wood
openToPublic true
partOf Okazaki Park NERFINISHED
region Tokai region NERFINISHED
touristActivity castle museum visit
hanami (cherry blossom viewing)
historical reenactments

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Tokugawa Ieyasu placeOfBirth Okazaki Castle
Aichi Prefecture containsLandmark Okazaki Castle