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|English Name=
|English Name=Okazaki Castle
 
|Japanese Name=岡崎城
 
|Romaji Name=okazaki-jo
 
|Alternate Names=Ryu-jo
 
|Founder=Saigo Tsugiyori
Okazaki Castle
|Year Founded=1455
|Japanese Name=
|Castle Type=Hilltop
岡崎城
|Castle Condition=Reconstructed main keep
|Romaji Name=
|Designations=Top 100 Castles
okazaki-jo
|Historical Period=Edo Period
|Alternate Names=
|Main Keep Structure=3 levels, 5 stories
Ryu-jo
|Year Reconstructed=1959 (concrete)
|Founder=
|Features=main keep, stone walls
Saigo Tsugiyori
|Access=HIgashi Okazaki Station (Meitetsu Line), 10 minute walk
|Year Founded=
|Website=http://www.kouiki.city.okazaki.aichi.jp/GeoGuide/cgi-bin/clickinf.asp?class=1&serialno=1&eda_no=0
1455
|City=Okazaki
|Castle Type=
|Prefecture=Aichi Prefecture
Hilltop
|Notes=Located near Nagoya, this castle is an easy stop on the way to Nagoya or as a half day trip from Nagoya. It's a fairly large castle and worth the trip if you're around Okazaki and have free time.
|Castle Condition=
|History=Saigo Tsugiyori built Okazaki-jo in 1455. Matsudaira Kiyoyasu captured the castle in 1524 and his famous grandson Matsudaira Motoyasu was born here on December 16, 1542. Motoyasu would later change his name to Tokugawa Ieyasu. Ieyasu succeeded to lord of the castle in 1560 and left his eldest son Nobuyasu in charge when he moved to Hamamatsu -jo in 1570. Nobuyasu left the castle to the Tanaka clan when the Tokugawa moved to Edo (Tokyo) in 1590. Later, Honda replaced Tanaka. Okazaki-jo, the birthplace of Japan's most famous leader, was unfortunately torn down in 1873. The reconstruction dates to 1959.
Reconstructed main keep
|Year Visited=1996
|Designations=
|AddedJcastle=1999
Top 100 Castles
|Visits=March 1996
|Historical Period=
|GPSLocation=34.95625, 137.15872
Edo Period
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|castleElev=28
3 levels, 5 stories
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|Year Reconstructed=
|ekiElev=21
1959 (concrete)
|elevChange=7
|Artifacts=
|kamon=mituaoi.jpg
 
|kamonFam=Tokugawa
|adminRating=2
 
|oldID=60
|Features=
stone walls
|Access=
 
 
HIgashi Okazaki Station (Meitetsu Line), 10 minute walk
 
 
|Visitor Information=
 
 
|Time Required=
 
|City=
Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture
|Prefecture=
Aichi Prefecture
|Notes=
 
 
Located near Nagoya, this castle is an easy stop on the way to Nagoya or as a half day trip from Nagoya. It's a fairly large castle and worth the trip if you're around Okazaki and have free time.
 
 
|History=
 
 
Saigo Tsugiyori built Okazaki-jo in 1455. Matsudaira Kiyoyasu captured the castle in 1524 and his famous grandson Matsudaira Motoyasu was born here on December 16, 1542. Motoyasu would later change his name to Tokugawa Ieyasu. Ieyasu succeeded to lord of the castle in 1560 and left his eldest son Nobuyasu in charge when he moved to Hamamatsu -jo in 1570. Nobuyasu left the castle to the Tanaka clan when the Tokugawa moved to Edo (Tokyo) in 1590. Later, Honda replaced Tanaka. Okazaki-jo, the birthplace of Japan's most famous leader, was unfortunately torn down in 1873. The reconstruction dates to 1959.
 
 
|Visits=
March 1996
|Japanese Notes=
 
 
|Year Visited=
1996
|Website=
 
 
http://www.kouiki.city.okazaki.aichi.jp/GeoGuide/cgi-bin/clickinf.asp?class=1&serialno=1&eda_no=0
 
 
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3.0
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28
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34.9553946349141,137.1526653372955
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21
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7
|kamon=
mituaoi.jpg
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Tokugawa
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2
|oldID=
60
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Revision as of 19:31, 7 October 2017

Located near Nagoya, this castle is an easy stop on the way to Nagoya or as a half day trip from Nagoya. It's a fairly large castle and worth the trip if you're around Okazaki and have free time.

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History

Saigo Tsugiyori built Okazaki-jo in 1455. Matsudaira Kiyoyasu captured the castle in 1524 and his famous grandson Matsudaira Motoyasu was born here on December 16, 1542. Motoyasu would later change his name to Tokugawa Ieyasu. Ieyasu succeeded to lord of the castle in 1560 and left his eldest son Nobuyasu in charge when he moved to Hamamatsu -jo in 1570. Nobuyasu left the castle to the Tanaka clan when the Tokugawa moved to Edo (Tokyo) in 1590. Later, Honda replaced Tanaka. Okazaki-jo, the birthplace of Japan's most famous leader, was unfortunately torn down in 1873. The reconstruction dates to 1959.


Field Notes

Located near Nagoya, this castle is an easy stop on the way to Nagoya or as a half day trip from Nagoya. It's a fairly large castle and worth the trip if you're around Okazaki and have free time.


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Castle Profile
English Name Okazaki Castle
Japanese Name 岡崎城
Alternate Names Ryu-jo
Founder Saigo Tsugiyori
Year Founded 1455
Castle Type Hilltop
Castle Condition Reconstructed main keep
Designations Top 100 Castles
Historical Period Edo Period
Main Keep Structure 3 levels, 5 stories
Year Reconstructed 1959 (concrete)
Features main keep, stone walls
Visitor Information
Access HIgashi Okazaki Station (Meitetsu Line), 10 minute walk
Hours
Time Required
URL Castle Website
Location Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture
Coordinates 34.95625, 137.15872
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Admin
Added to Jcastle 1999
Admin Year Visited 1996
Admin Visits March 1996


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