West Shizuoka– category –

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...

Hamamatsu Castle is the fortress where Tokugawa Ieyasu spent 17 years, from age 29 to 45. Ieyasu led campaigns from here in battles like the Battle of Anegawa, the Battle of Mikatagahara, and the Battle of Nagashino. Located at the south...