 Most viewed - Kiyosu 清洲市 |
Kiyosu Castle, Aichi Prefecture. Oda Nobunaga moved to Kiyosu Castle from Nagoya Castle in 1555. From Kiyosu Castle, he went to defeat the Imagawa at the Battle of Okehazama.311 views
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Kiyosu Castle's 2nd floor includes this mannequin setup showing Oda Nobunaga and his cohorts.290 views
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Kiyosu Castle252 views
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Kiyosu Castle tower and rock garden. 300 yen admission for the castle tower. Open 9 am to 4:30 pm. Closed Mon. (open if a national holiday).247 views
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Statue of Oda Nobunaga at Kiyosu Park, Aichi.238 views
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JR Kiyosu Station platform. Note that only the local (kaku-eki) trains stop at Kiyosu Station. The kaisoku express trains don't stop at Kiyosu.225 views
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Kiyosu Castle as seen from the train on the Tokaido Line going to Nagoya.197 views
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Kiyosu Castle188 views
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Matchlock gun133 views
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Matchlock gun131 views
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Kiyosu Castle tower and rock garden.125 views
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The first floor of the castle tower shows some samurai armor.125 views
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Noh masks125 views
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This scene shos Oda Nobunaga going off to battle at Okehazama to defeat Imagawa.122 views
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Samurai armor in Kiyosu Castle.121 views
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Kiyosu Castle's 2nd floor includes this mannequin setup showing Oda Nobunaga and his cohorts.121 views
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The 3rd floor shows more feudal-era artifacts and a model of the golden shachi roof ornaments which Kiyosu Castle was famous for. The original shachi are now preserved at Sofukuji temple in Gifu.118 views
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Oda Nobunaga118 views
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Woman playing the tsuzumi shoulder drum.117 views
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Gate of the Kiyosu-juku Honjin. Behind it is a modern private house. The Honjin was the exclusive lodge of VIPs traveling through.113 views
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After Nobunaga died, his second son Nobukatsu occupied the castle and he expanded it in 1586. When Tokugawa Ieyasu made Nagoya the capital of the region in 1610, Kiyosu fell into obscurity. Parts of Kiyosu Castle were used to build Nagoya Castle.112 views
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Kiyosu Castle was also where the Kiyosu Conference was held by Hideyoshi and other Oda generals to decide who would succeed Nobunaga after his assassination.112 views
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Gate to Kiyosu Castle. It was during New Year's so the kadomatsu pine decorations flank the entrance.112 views
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On the 4th floor balcony. The views are good, but not so pretty with factories and other buildings all around.112 views
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From the castle park, you can see this red Otebashi Bridge leading to the rebuilt Kiyosu Castle.111 views
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Kiyosu Castle 111 views
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Matchlock gun bullets of various sizes.110 views
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Rock garden below and shinkansen passing by.110 views
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Also nearby is the site of the Honjin main lodge of Kiyosu-juku along the Mino Kaido Road. 清洲宿本陣109 views
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Rock garden108 views
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Also in the park are war memorials.108 views
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The red bridge makes it quite picturesque, even though the castle tower is reconstructed in April 1989.107 views
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From the shinkansen bullet train and Tokaido Line train, you can see the castle. The four-story ferro-concrete castle tower houses a local history museum.107 views
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The other side of the 2nd floor shows rock-dropping slits in the floor.107 views
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The 4th floor is the top floor with a lookout balcony.106 views
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Marker indicating that Emperor Meiji once stopped here.106 views
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A little shrine at the spot of the original castle tower.105 views
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Rock-dropping slits in the floor.105 views
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Kiyosu Castle from behind.104 views
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Store house102 views
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Next to the castle tower is the Geino Bunkakan or Culture Hall for events and meetings. It is designed like a palace. You go through here when exiting the castle tower.101 views
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Along the way, you come across this small Kiyosu Castle Park with a low mound. This is the original location of Kiyosu Castle. 清洲古城公園99 views
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Shachi roof ornament99 views
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Kiyosu Castle's rock-dropping slits.99 views
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Stone marker indicating the original location of Kiyosu Castle as occupied by Oda Nobunaga.98 views
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Inside Furusato no Yakata rest house.98 views
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Statue of Nobunaga on the 4th floor.97 views
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Looking toward the Kiyosu Castle Square behind the castle.97 views
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In front of the castle tower is a rock garden.96 views
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Kadomatsu pine decoration96 views
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JR Kiyosu Station on the JR Tokaido Line between Nagoya and Gifu.95 views
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Furusato no Yakata rest house and gift shop.95 views
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JR Kiyosu Station on the Tokaido Line. There is a sign pointing the way to Kiyosu Castle, a short walk from the train station.94 views
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Rock garden94 views
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Mt. Ibuki in the distance.94 views
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Kiyosu Park where there is this statue of Oda Nobunaga.94 views
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Statue of Princess 94 views
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Inside JR Kiyosu Station93 views
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Kiyosu Castle's rock-dropping slits.93 views
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Banners93 views
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Near Kiyosu Castle is Kiyosu Park.93 views
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Nagoya in the distance.91 views
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