In the fifth month of Eiroku 3 (1560), the minor lord Oda Nobunaga launched a surprise attack at Okehazama against the much larger force of Imagawa Yoshimoto, killing him. This battle marked the starting point of Nobunaga's path to unification. This article traces the battle and Nobunaga's consolidation of Owari through five historic sites.

Yamato Takeru no Mikoto was an ancient hero-deity, son of Emperor Keiko, who undertook campaigns against the Kumaso and Emishi. This article examines his legend — the Kusanagi sword, the white bird myth, and his connection to Atsuta Shrine — based on the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki.

Tracing the major historic sites of Nagoya Castle and its castle town, seat of the Owari Tokugawa, based on primary sources.