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The Azuchi Nobunaga Festival's main venue was here, next to Azuchi Castle (hill on right). MAP
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Stage entertainment (Azuchi Castle ruins in background).
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Demonstration of matchlock guns, Azuchi Nobunaga Festival in Azuchi, Omi-Hachiman.
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They came from Hikone. 鉄砲隊演武（彦根鉄砲隊）
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Demonstration of matchlock guns, Azuchi Nobunaga Festival.Even these people had to obtain police permission to bear and fire these feudal-era guns.
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Boat ride along the moat of Azuchi Castle.
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和船
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These boat rides are offered only during this annual festival.
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Welcome aboard!
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Boat ride
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Ahoy there!
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"This place changed a lot since my childhood..."
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At the foot of Azuchi, the boat ride was very popular and cheap.
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End of the ride.
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Shingu Shrine where they had more festival entertainment. 新宮神社
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Shrine building
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Chin-don-ya street entertainers
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Chin-don-ya street entertainers
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Kami shibai storyteller 紙芝居
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Kami shibai storyteller telling a story about Nobunaga. 紙芝居
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Musha Gyoretsu warrior procession 武者行列The procession started with Ashigaru foot soldiers. 足軽
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The most important historical persons in Azuchi's feudal history were represented.
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Shibata Katsuie
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Akechi Mitsuhide (assassinated Nobunaga)
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Takigawa Kazumasu 滝川一益
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Niwa Nagahide 丹羽長秀
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Nohime, wife of Oda Nobunaga. 農姫
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Nohime, wife of Oda Nobunaga. 農姫
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Oda Nobunaga at Azuchi Nobunaga Matsuri. 織田信長
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Oda Nobunaga 織田信長
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Ishida Mitsunari 石田三成
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Ladies in waiting (hey there, look up!)下を向いたらあかん。
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Nene, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's wife
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Nene, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's wife
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi 豊臣秀吉
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Ii Naomasa 井伊 直政
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もっと奇麗に歩け
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Tokugawa Ieyasu 徳川家康
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Hello horse! He was just starting at me. Tokugawa Ieyasu
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Nobunaga speaks.
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Street performer in front of the steps to Azuchi Castle ruins.
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Also in Azuchi is this museum called the House of Nobunaga (Nobunaga no Yakata) which displays a life-size replica of the top part of Azuchi Castle. MAP
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Azuchi Castle tower replica at House of Nobunaga. Very ornate and beautiful. both outside and inside.
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This Azuchi Castle tower replica was displayed in the Japan Pavilion at the Seville Expo '92 in Spain before it was moved here.
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Azuchi Castle replica
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Azuchi Castle construction
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Azuchi Castle in snowThe castle was made as a snow sculpture at the Sapporo Snow Festival in Feb. 2000.
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The unique hexagonal base of the upper section of the Azuchi Castle donjon.
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Oda Nobunaga actually started living in Azuchi Castle's main tower or donjon. Normally, the castle lord resided in a separate palace.
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Held on the first weekend in Nov., the Gifu Nobunaga Matsuri's highlight is a Sunday afternoon parade of people dressed in historical costumes centering on Oda Nobunaga (usually played by a celebrity), considered to be the father of Gifu city.These charming girls are Gifu's tourism ambassadors waiting to join the festival's parade.
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From 1:00 pm–2:00 pm, they parade on the main drag from near JR Gifu Station to the foot of Mt. Kinkazan, the location of Gifu Castle.These photos were taken on Oct. 8, 2017.
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Gifu's tourism ambassadors hold the parade banner. About 200 people were in the parade.
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Gifu city celebrated 2017 as the 450th anniversary of the city being renamed "Gifu" by Nobunaga after he attacked and captured Inabayama Castle in 1567. The castle was renamed "Gifu Castle."
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Lots of police in the parade promoting traffic safety.
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More police.
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Flags of Gifu's sister cities.
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Flags of Gifu's sister cities.
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One highlight of the festival parade is this matchlock gun battalion. They stopped at the major intersections along the parade route and fired their guns.
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The matchlock gun battalion in formation and ready to fire their guns. 火縄銃鉄砲隊
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"BANG, BANG!!" Those guns are really loud. Even with my earplugs (tissue wads), it shook me and I could feel the shockwaves.
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Local students also dressed in historical costumes. 少年少女時代行列
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Local students also dressed in historical costumes. 少年少女時代行列
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Local students also dressed in historical costumes. 少年少女時代行列
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With tall banners and the surrounding foot soldiers, the parade's main character of Oda Nobunaga was unmistakable.
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This year, Oda Nobunaga was played by actor Hiroshi Fujioka. Nobunaga is one of Japan's most famous historical figures who started the unification of Japan's warring states in the 16th century. Gifu city really plays up Nobunaga as a hero and to
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Oda Nobunaga was played by actor Hiroshi Fujioka, famous as the actor who portrayed "Kamen Rider" in the 1970s TV series.
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Oda Nobunaga was played by actor Hiroshi Fujioka at the Gifu Nobunaga Matsuri in Oct. 2017.Hiroshi Fujioka is famous as the actor who portrayed "Kamen Rider" in the 1970s TV series. He's still famous and beloved in Japan and has had a very good career after Kamen Rider.
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Following Nobunaga were the ladies: His wife Nohime.
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Nobunaga's sister Oichi who married Azai Nagamasa and gave birth to three famous daughters in Shiga Prefecture.Oichi's three Azai daughters: Chacha, Hatsu, and Go. Oichi and her daughters escaped to Gifu Castle after their Odani Castle in Shiga was attacked by Nobunaga.
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Chacha, the oldest Azai sister who at age 19 became 51-year-old Toyotomi Hideyoshi's concubine.
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Hatsu
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Go, the youngest Azai sister, married the second Tokugawa shogun Hidetada and gave birth to Iemitsu, the third Tokugawa shogun. The Azai sisters are perhaps Japan's most famous trio of sisters.
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Go was the youngest Azai sister.
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Saito Dosan who was once Gifu Castle lord. 斎藤道三
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Chiyo, another native of Shiga, was the devoted wife of samurai Yamanouchi Kazutoyo.
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Chiyo was the devoted wife of samurai Yamanouchi Kazutoyo.
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Chiyo was the devoted wife of samurai Yamanouchi Kazutoyo.
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Chiyo was the devoted wife of samurai Yamanouchi Kazutoyo.
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Chiyo was the devoted wife of samurai Yamanouchi Kazutoyo.
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Chiyo was the devoted wife of samurai Yamanouchi Kazutoyo.
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Yamanouchi Kazutoyo
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Yamanouchi Kazutoyo
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Yamanouchi Kazutoyo
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And the parade proceeded to Gifu Castle park.
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Lots of outdoor stalls.
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The festival included a Cosplay Procession from 2 pm to 3 pm. ぎふコスプレパレード
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Taxi with Nobunaga design.
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Flea market at a small park. 金公園、金公園噴水前広場
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Gifu Nobunaga Matsuri also had lots of side/street entertainment.
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Gifu University Wind Ensemble perform on a narrow street.
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Gifu University Wind Ensemble perform on a narrow street.
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Awa Odori dance troupe from Nagoya also gave a street performance.
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At JR Gifu Station, some outdoor entertainment in front of Nobunaga's golden statue. JR岐阜駅前信長ゆめ広場
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Statue of Oda Nobunaga at Gifu Station. Personally, I have mixed feelings about revering Nobunaga this much. Yes, he's a major historical figure, but he was also a ruthless warrior who killed a lot of people and caused much mayhem torching temples, etc. Yet he's worshipped like a hero today. A different time, different mindset, and different standard. The dark side of human nature.
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Nobunaga's golden statue at JR Gifu Station.
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Nobunaga's golden statue at JR Gifu Station.
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