Okazaki castle
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- Type: Flatland-Mountain
- Founder: Saigo Tsuguyori
- Year: 1455
- Demolished: 1873
- Reconstructed: 1959 (Tenshu)
- Location: Mikawa province
Okazaki castle, in Mikawa province, was the seat of the Shiga clan, rulers of Okazaki han. Tokugawa Ieyasu lived there for a time early in his life.[1]
Mizuno Tadayuki was lord of the castle for a time in the early 18th century.
Okazaki was also a major post-station along the Tôkaidô.
Link
- Okazaki city Okazaki castle museum
