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Iris pondMay 14, 2012
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Silk threadMay 14, 2012
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Model of silkworm racks.May 14, 2012
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WeaverMay 14, 2012
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Silk threads.May 14, 2012
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Inside Itohime no Yakata.May 14, 2012
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This is Itohime no Yakata which shows Azai's silk production history. 糸姫の館May 14, 2012
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Inside Blacksmith's shop.May 14, 2012
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Blacksmith's shopMay 14, 2012
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In the middle is a garden with a pond. The thatched-roof house is Shichirinkan, a former blacksmith's house. 七りん館May 14, 2012
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Folding fan supposedly used by Oichi.May 14, 2012
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Right after their escape from Odani Castle, Oichi and her three daughters went to a nearby temple in Nagahama whose priest was Nagamasa's older sister. The priest hid the three girls in her robes when Nobunaga's men arrived.It is not known for sure where Oichi and the Azai sisters escaped to. This is only one supposition.May 14, 2012
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About the castle gate.May 14, 2012
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A few years before the attack, Fujikake Nagakatsu, a retainer of Oda Nobunaga, had been assigned to Odani Castle to look after Nobunaga's sister Oichi. 藤懸永勝May 14, 2012
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Oichi and daughter Chacha, Hatsu, and Go were led to safety by Fujikake Nagakatsu, a retainer of Oda Nobunaga. He took them to Gifu Castle.May 14, 2012
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Depiction of Oichi and her three daughters being allowed to escape Odani Castle while it was under attack by Oda Nobunaga in 1573.May 14, 2012
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Depiction of Oichi and her daughters being allowed to escape Odani Castle while it was under attack by Oda Nobunaga in 1573.May 14, 2012
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Azai Nagamasa, wife Oichi, son Manpukumaru (left), Chacha in the middle, Hatsu on the right, and Go in Oichi's arms.May 14, 2012
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Armor worn around the belly by low-ranking samurai to protect against spears and swords. Supposedly used in the Battle of Anegawa.May 14, 2012
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Thank you letter from Azai Nagamasa to a temple for their cooperation in civil construction work.May 14, 2012
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Letter from Ishida Mitsunari.May 14, 2012
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Order written by Toyotomi Hideyoshi to award any Shizugatake residents a reward for killing his enemy.May 14, 2012
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Exhibits about the Battle of Anegawa River.May 14, 2012
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Model of Odani Castle.May 14, 2012
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Model of Odani Castle on Mt. Odani.May 14, 2012
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Video screening room explaining the Battle of Anegawa River.May 14, 2012
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Video room explaining the Battle of Anegawa River.May 14, 2012
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Entrance to Folk Studies Museum.May 14, 2012
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Folk Studies Museum or Kyodo Gakushu-kan. It centers on the history of Odani Castle and three generations of the Azai Clan. 郷土学習館May 14, 2012
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Itohime no Yakata May 14, 2012
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In the rear is the thatch-roofed Shichirinkan 七りん館May 14, 2012
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On the left is this modern structure called the Folk Studies Museum or Kyodo Gakushu-kan. It centers on the history of Odani Castle and three generations of the Azai Clan. 郷土学習館May 14, 2012
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About the Battle of Anegawa.May 14, 2012
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Azai Folk History Museum has a few buildings around an iris pond.May 14, 2012
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Entrance to Azai Folk History Museum. May 14, 2012
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Walk past the library and you come to the gate of the Azai Folk History Museum. Admission 300 yen. Open 9 am to 5 pm, closed Mon. (open if a national holiday) and the day after a national holiday.May 14, 2012
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Within Oichi-no-Sato is the Azai Folk History Museum, a small complex of history museums.May 14, 2012
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Blacksmith-related materials.Feb 16, 2009
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Fan said to have belonged to Ichi.Feb 16, 2009
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Map of the Battle of Anegawa where Lord Azai Nagamasa fought against Tokugawa Ieyasu and Oda Nobunaga in 1570.Feb 16, 2009
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Photo of an unusual ax.Feb 16, 2009
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Relics from Odani CastleFeb 16, 2009
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Model of Odani Castle on a mountaintop.Feb 16, 2009
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More exhibits about local history.Feb 16, 2009
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Ichi or Oichi, wife of Azai Nagamasa.Feb 16, 2009
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Portrait panels of Nagamasa, Ichi, and their three daughters.Feb 16, 2009
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Second floor of the museum with a fake stone castle gate.Feb 16, 2009
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Lord Azai Nagamasa Feb 16, 2009
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This folding panel greets you with a portrait of Lord Azai Nagamasa and wife Ichi.Feb 16, 2009
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Near the entrance was the wooden bath.Feb 16, 2009
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Wooden bathtubFeb 16, 2009
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Food for Okonai Festival.Feb 16, 2009
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How they bathed in the bathtub.Feb 16, 2009
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Kitchen.Feb 16, 2009
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Feast for Okonai Festival.Feb 16, 2009
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Biwa stringsFeb 16, 2009
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When I visited in Feb. 2009, there was an exhibit showing artifacts of a local Okonai Festival (held in various locations during Jan. to March to pray for a good harvest).Feb 16, 2009
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Inside Shichirinkan, a former blacksmith's house from the 19th century. 七りん館Feb 16, 2009
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Biwa luteFeb 16, 2009
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Products which use silk threads made in Azai. They were mainly used for the strings of string instruments such as the koto, samisen, and biwa lute.Feb 16, 2009
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Silk cocoons.Feb 16, 2009
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Koto strings made of Azai silk threads. Numerous silk threads are twisted together to make a koto string.Feb 16, 2009
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Room with a hearth.Feb 16, 2009
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Large exhibition rooms.Feb 16, 2009
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Model of silkworm racks.Feb 16, 2009
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A mannequin spinning silk thread.Feb 16, 2009
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The Azai Folk History Museum (Azai Rekishi Minzoku Shiryokan) has two large thatched-roof houses. This one is called Itohime no Yakata which shows Azai's silk production history. 糸姫の館 MAPFeb 16, 2009
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Oichi-no-Sato includes Azai Public Library on the left. Its entrance looks like a castle gate. Address: Oyoricho 528, Nagahama. 大依町 Phone: 0749-74-0101 浅井図書館Feb 16, 2009
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Map of Oichi-no-Sato. The biggest building on the left is the Azai Public Library. If you don't have a car, catch the Kokoku Bus (Takayama Route) at Nagahama Station and get off at Plaza Fukura no Mori-mae (プラザふくらの森前). Walk 10 min. Feb 16, 2009
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Oichi or Ichi (1547–1583) gave birth to three daughters who associated with famous men. They were Chacha (Toyotomi Hideyoshi's concubine), Hatsu (married Kyogoku Takatsugu), and Ogo (married Tokugawa Hidetada).Feb 16, 2009
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Sign for Oichi-no-Sato, a complex consisting of a public library and folk history museums. Named after Ichi, the wife of Lord Azai Nagamasa who resided at Odani Castle. She was also the younger sister of warlord Oda Nobunaga.Feb 16, 2009
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