Castles in Shizuoka Prefecture– category –
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West Shizuoka
Exploring Hamamatsu Castle: History, Highlights, and Hidden Gems
Hamamatsu Castle is where Tokugawa Ieyasu spent 17 years of his life, from the age of 29 to 45. It was from here that Ieyasu fought in the battles of Anegawa, Mikatahara and Komaki and Nagakute. Located on the south-eastern edge of the M... -
West Shizuoka
Kakegawa Castle: immerse yourself in the history of Japan.
A hilltop castle at the south-western end of a small hill in the centre of the eastern Totomi region, where the Tokaido is held. The castle to which Imagawa Ujimasa fled after being expelled from Sunpu Castle, and which Yamauchi Kazutoyo... -
Central Shizuoka
Sunpu Castle! Tokugawa Ieyasu’s retirement castle
Sunpu Castle was built by Tokugawa Ieyasu on the site where the Imagawa family's headquarters, Imagawa-kan, was located. AliasSunpu Floating Castle, Sunpu Water CastleCastle TypeFlatland castleTenshuOnly the base remainsCastle StructureR...
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