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	Okazaki Castle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Okazaki Castle (岡崎城/Okazaki-jo), although not the same castle as was originally built, nor in the same place, nevertheless has a long history dating back to 1455, when it was built by warrior Saigo Tsugiyori.
		The castle stood tall until 1873 when, during the Meiji Restoration (明治維新/Meiji ishin), the feudal system was abolished and all castle-buildings were ordered demolished.
		Okazaki Castle was reconstructed to its original style and specifications in 1959.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Okazaki_Castle (172 words)

	okazaki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Okazaki was very important place to control Tokaido during the Edo period and fudai daimyo or a damyo who was a hereditary vassal of of the shogun, was assigned as a master of the castle for defensive purposes.
		The original castle was ruined, but it was reconstructed in 1959 and became a museum.
		Okazaki is also famous for haccho miso, a kind of fermented soy bean paste.
	www.geocities.com /makihirotani/okazaki.html (130 words)

	town.htm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Okazaki is south of Toyota city, famous for its automobiles.
		Okazaki is renowned for being the birthplace of the great shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa.
		The Okazaki fireworks exhibition is held in the summer at the Oto river that flows in front of the castle, gorgeous firworks can be seen there.
	www.oklab.ed.jp /johoku/johoku-e/town/town.htm (192 words)

	Japanese Castles
		Castles built thereafter had to be approved by the Tokugawa Bakufu.
		The number of castles decreased even further during World War II when most were destroyed because they were being used for military purposes.
		The greatest concentration of castles is on Honshu in central Japan.
	tanutech.com /japan/jcastles.html (477 words)

	Kongetsu » Blog Archive » Okazaki Castle
		For 3 centuries, Okazaki Castle were honored as the birthplace of Ieyasu and the Tokugawa Shogunate.
		In 1959, however, the triple-roof, five story Castle, as well as its annex and wellhouse were masterfully reconstructed according to the original model.
		Okazaki is particularly famous of its Hanabi - fireworks (not to be confused with Hanami - which is flower watching) festival.
	www.kongetsu.com /2005/04/25/okazaki-castle (1903 words)

	Language Schools in Okazaki, Learn Japanese in Okazaki, Japan
		Central both to Japan's geography and history, Okazaki is famous as the birthplace of the Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu.
		Okazaki castle, where Tokugawa was actually born, is still open to visitors and offers a peaceful respite from daily life.
		Okazaki is strategically placed and transportation accessible to almost all of Japan's major cities and attractions.
	www.firststepworld.com /city-Okazaki.html (425 words)

	Encyclopedia of Japanese History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Kōzuki Castle sits at an elevation of 193 meters above sea level atop Mt. Kojin in the town of Kōzuki, in western Hyōgo Prefecture.
		The “Siege” of Kōzuki Castle is a misnomer, as the castle was the site of successive sieges and attacks over a two-year period - 1577 to 1578.
		While Kōzuki Castle was under siege by the army of Mori, Hideyoshi himself returned with ten thousand soldiers to aid Amago in his defense of the castle.
	www.openhistory.org /jhdp/encyclopedia/k.html (3250 words)

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		Himeji Castle was built to withstand an enemy army, and all the engineering techniques were used to make this the strongest, but still the most easily defendable castle in Japan.
		It is one of the greatest castles in Japan, and it is a must see for students of the samurai.
		This castle served as the main stage for the giant battle that took place in the winter of 1614, and summer of 1615.
	www.sagaofthesamurai.com /gallery_page_2.htm (1940 words)

	Okazaki - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Reiji Okazaki – discoverer of the Okazaki fragments
		Seishiro Okazaki – the founder of Danzan Ryu.
		This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Okazaki (97 words)

	Okazaki Dragon Carving
		The craftmanship of Buddhist alta produced in Okazaki and Mikawa district is said to be one of the finest in Japan.
		The shape of kite is a sign of fortune, hoping that you will be more fortunate as a kite goes up higher in the sky.
		And the dragon is chosen after the ancient story of a dragon falling on Okazaki Castle.
	www.okazakicci.or.jp /takumi/e/goods01.html (355 words)

	Shoup's News: 06.2005
		Okazaki seems a bit more manageable and there is a river running through the center of town with walking paths along each side.
		But, it was a nice castle, with a couple of deer grazing in the area that used to be the moat.
		After the castle, we decided to continue exploring (it was only noon), so we took the subway over to Osu - a really great place to people watch and eat and walk around.
	carenjapan.blogspot.com /2005_06_01_carenjapan_archive.html (3189 words)

	Okazaki -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		It developed around Okazaki Castle after its construction in 1455.
		Okazaki refused to allow the Tokaido Line (railway) to pass through the city in 1888.
		In 1560 Imagawa was slain during a battle with Oda Nobunaga, a powerful neighbour to the west, and young Ieyasu seized the opportunity to return to his family's small castle and assume control of his surviving relatives and vassals.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9056910 (291 words)

	ieyasu2.html (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		It is located in the centre of Okazaki City.
		Since it was demolished in 1873Å`1874, the present Okazaki Castle is made from concrete.
		Okazaki Castle is located in the center of Okazaki CIty, by the Oto River.
	www.kokusai.aichi-edu.ac.jp /ec3/ieyasu2.html (60 words)

	Maeda - Miyoshi
		Nobutada was the son of Matsudaira Nagachika and held Anjô Castle in Mikawa Province.
		Tadamoto was a relative of Matsudaira Hirotada and held Kamiwada Castle in Mikawa.
		Yoshiatsu was attacked at Okazaki in 1512 and fled to Arai.
	www.samurai-archives.com /dictionary/m1.html (5692 words)

	Hiroshige: Okazaki
		What remains of the castle is a fountain, reputedly used to wash Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate, at his birth.
		Okazaki is also closely linked to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the military leader that unified Japan in the sixteen century.
		It was at Yahagi Bridge that Hideyoshi first encountered Koroku Hachisuka, a bandit leader that becomes his first follower in the road to power.
	www.man-pai.com /Room1/eub006_e.htm (105 words)

	Kongetsu » Blog Archive » Okazaki City
		Okazaki is a mid-size city located in Aichi Prefecture, 30 minutes from Nagoya.
		There is actually a Miso factory not far from the Okazaki Castle.
		Okazaki also has some small temples scattered all around the city.
	www.kongetsu.com /2005/11/09/okazaki-city (1163 words)

	Tomono-Uesugi
		Norimasa was the son of Uesugi Norifusa and the head of the Yamaouchi branch of the Uesugi and struggled to contain the expansion of the Hôjô.
		Otate Castle, Kagetora’s headquarters, fell to Kagekatsu’s troops in 1579 and Kagetora was forced to commit suicide on 19 April.
		Norimori was a son of Uesugi Noriyoshi and held Fukuya Castle in Musashi Province.
	www.samurai-archives.com /dictionary/tu.html (7796 words)

	Tokugawa Ieyasu's Personal Places (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The bleak and bland castle of Sumpu, where Tokugawa Ieyasu was held hostage since he was 5 years old until late teens.
		castle, where Tokugawa Ieyasu spent most of his best years in, building the formidable dynastic army.
		Compared to Oda Nobunaga's castles, the Tokugawa HQ was always too modest and too spartan.
	www.geocities.com /nobukaze23/tokugawa.htm (540 words)

	de Okazaki Okazaki #23713 #23822 #24066 shi is a city... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		de:Okazaki "Okazaki" (岡崎市; -shi) is a city city located in the Mikawa Mikawa region of Aichi Aichi, Japan Japan.
		As of 2003 2003, the city has an estimated population population of 345,490 and a density density of 1,522.18 persons per km² km².
		The city is centred around Okazaki Castle Okazaki Castle, the birthplace of Tokugawa Ieyasu Tokugawa Ieyasu.
	www.biodatabase.de /Okazaki (139 words)

	Japan Update #2 - I've regressed to first grade (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		One thing that kind of hit me is how small the castles are as compared to those in Korea and especially the Forbidden City in China.
		Unfortunately, this castle is smaller and not as photogenic as Matsumoto-jo, which I saw on one of my previous trips to Japan (and talked about and showed a nice photo of in Asia 2000-01 Update #41).
		Interestingly, the Okazaki castle may be more important in Japanese history because Tokugawa Iyeyasu, Japan's first Shogun, was born here.
	www.singlespeed.org /asia2/japan2.html (414 words)

	The Battle of Nagashino
		Realizing that an attack on the castle was no longer feasible, Katsuyori bypassed and attacked Yoshida Castle to the south.
		Katsuyori also used spies and scouts, and made decisions based on the reports: he changed course after learning his plot failed at Okazaki; he retreated from Yoshida Castle once he ascertained its size; and now he knew an Oda-Tokugawa relief army was coming to aid Nagashino Castle.
		Logistics did not appear to be a problem for either side at Nagashino with the exception of the garrison of the castle running out of food.
	www.samurai-archives.com /ban.html (2143 words)

	Okazaki - UMN CE Faculty - Taichiro Okazaki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Okazaki Teruyuki was born on June, 22nd 1931 in the prefecture Fukuoka as the second son of a Samurai family.
		By Nancy Oates To area cinema fanatics, Okazaki is one of the quiet heroes.
		These children come to Japan to be newly “downrooted” (Okazaki, 2000a, This is a move toward securing linguistic self-preservation (Okazaki, 2003).
	qthx.com /?q=okazaki (377 words)

	Japan Japanese Hotels Directory
		Okazaki New Grand Hotel - Includes information and rates on rooms, wedding hall, restaurants and bars, and access map.
		The Westin Nagoya Castle - With hotel overview, rooms and amenities, services, meeting and event facilities, restaurants and lounges, driving directions, and local area.
		Nikko Naha Grand Castle - Hotel is located on the top of the historical Shuri hill in the ancient city of Naha.
	www.nipponlink.com /en/directory/culture/hotels-culture.htm (4175 words)

	Okazaki: Yahagi Bridge with Okazaki Castle in background Giclee Print by Hiro at AllPosters.com
		Okazaki: Yahagi Bridge with Okazaki Castle in background by Hiro
		This art print was created using a sophisticated digital printer. The Giclee printing process delivers a fine stream of archival ink on archival paper, resulting in vivid, pure color and exceptional detail that is suitable for museum or gallery display.
		Okazaki: Yahagi Bridge with Okazaki Castle in background
	www.allposters.com /-sp/Okazaki-Yahagi-Bridge-with-Okazaki-Castle-in-background_i999873_c20257_.htm (113 words)

	William Zacha - Tokaido Journey - 39. OKAZAKI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		From the great bath of my hotel, the vast windows looked out over the castle and the river.
		We once ate in a tea room near the castle.
		When we sat at the low tables we had a view through clear glass panels of this spring blossomed branch.
	www.williamzacha.com /39.html (130 words)

	VirtualTourist.com - Okazaki Tips - Pictures, Tips and Reviews
		Okazaki castle was well worth the visit because of all the history that surround it...I found difficult to photograph the castle becasue of its position........Spring will be nice to take pictures becasue of the cherry trees.....around the castle and the park..
		Incidentally, the original castle was most probably a fort of the main citadel today, on a small plot of land..
		For 3 centuries, OKAZAKI CASTLE, honored as the birthplace of the deified Iyeyasu and cradle of the TOKUGAWA Shogunate, was guarded successively by the hereditary vassal daimyos..
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Asia/Japan/Aichi_ken/Okazaki-971720/Things_To_Do-Okazaki-BR-1.html (517 words)

	Japan 1997
		A pair was with the ducks on the Oto River in Okazaki, and several were on the lake Takaraga-ike in Kyoto (along with domestic white and Chinese geese).
		I got lucky three times: One at Okazaki Park, among the low bushes between the moat and the street that separates the park from the river, the staked-out bird at the Imperial Palace Gardens in Kyoto, and another bird (on the same day!) in the shade of some evergreens at the Botanical Gardens.
		Three observations, all from Okazaki: along the river, in a small drainage ditch near Okazaki park, and at the gravelly end of the castle moat.
	www.camacdonald.com /birding/tripreports/Okazaki97.html (3087 words)

	Two is the Loneliest Number (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The man we asked in the soba shop seemed to think there was one, but when we followed what we thought were his directions, we ended up staring at a big empty lot.
		Regardless, William and I went to Okazaki castle and had a good time by ourselves.
		For you Japanese history buffs out there, you know who you are, Okazaki castle is the birthplace of Tokugawa Iyeyasu, the man who united all of Japan under his sole rule and thusly started the Edo period and the ensuing 200 years of peace.
	www.travelblog.org /Asia/Japan/blog-11865.html (1383 words)

	ss1.html (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		I am 20 years old and live in Okazaki city in Aichi.
		Okazaki is a famous city where Ieyasu Tokugawa was born.
		The Okazaki castle and its park is a beautiful place to go out to see the cherry blossoms.
	www.kokusai.aichi-edu.ac.jp /ec2003/ss1.html (245 words)

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