Sunpu

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Sunpu is the former name of the Japanese castle town that developed into modern Shizuoka City, historically known as a key stronghold of the Tokugawa shogunate.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf castle town
historical place
associatedWithPerson Tokugawa Hidetada NERFINISHED
Tokugawa Iemitsu NERFINISHED
Tokugawa Ieyasu NERFINISHED
castleName Sunpu Castle NERFINISHED
category Castle towns in Japan
Former cities in Japan
History of Shizuoka Prefecture
country Japan
developedInto Shizuoka City NERFINISHED
governedBy Tokugawa clan NERFINISHED
Tokugawa shogunate NERFINISHED
hasCastleType flatland castle
hasPart Sunpu Castle NERFINISHED
historicalEra Azuchi–Momoyama period NERFINISHED
Edo period NERFINISHED
historicalFunction administrative center of Sunpu Domain
castle town for Sunpu Castle
knownFor Tokugawa shogunate stronghold
languageOfName Japanese
locatedIn Suruga Province NERFINISHED
locatedInPresentDay Shizuoka City NERFINISHED
Shizuoka Prefecture NERFINISHED
modernSiteUsage Sunpu Castle Park NERFINISHED
modernSuccessor Shizuoka City NERFINISHED
nearRiver Abe River NERFINISHED
Tomoe River NERFINISHED
politicalRole Tokugawa administrative center NERFINISHED
region Chūbu region NERFINISHED
Tōkai region NERFINISHED
roleForTokugawaIeyasu retirement residence
secondary base of power
romanizationSystem Hepburn NERFINISHED
strategicImportance control of Tōkaidō route
gateway between Edo and Kyoto
transportRoute Tōkaidō NERFINISHED

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Shizuoka City, Japan historicalName Sunpu
subject surface form: Shizuoka City