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Otaka Castle Ruins
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The Imagawa front-line castle where young Ieyasu's daring supply mission earned him Yoshimoto's praise — eve of Okehazama
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1560
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Castle
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15 min walk from JR Odaka Station
Shiroyama, Odaka-cho, Midori-ku, Nagoya, Aichi
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Castle
Founded 1560
466 years
Overview
A National Historic Site in Midori-ku, Nagoya, where young Ieyasu successfully ran a daring supply mission for the Imagawa. The night before Okehazama, he launched a diversionary attack with 1,000 men on Terabe and Umetsubo forts. While Oda forces were distracted, he led 800 men to resupply Otaka Castle. This earned him high praise from Imagawa Yoshimoto as a capable commander. Main and secondary …
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Origins
Date of construction unknown, but it served as an Imagawa front line in the Sengoku period. Just before Okehazama in 1560, young Ieyasu successfully resupplied the castle. After Yoshimoto's death, Ieyasu received the news while resting here and carefully retreated to Mikawa. Abandoned after Okehazam…
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Tokugawa Ieyasu
First Shogun of Edo
Age 17 at founding
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In 1560, young Ieyasu used diversionary tactics to distract Oda forces and successfully resupplied Otaka Castle with 800 men. This earned Yoshimoto's recognition. When Yoshimoto fell at Okehazama, Ieyasu was resting at this castle.
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Imagawa Yoshimoto
Ruler of the Tokaido, Guardian of Suruga
Age 41 at founding
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Yoshimoto valued Otaka as a front-line position for his march to Kyoto. He praised Ieyasu's supply run but was killed at Okehazama the next day.
Oda Nobunaga
Revolutionary of Tenka Fubu
Age 26 at founding
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At the Battle of Okehazama in 1560, Nobunaga launched a lightning raid on Imagawa Yoshimoto's main force, partly overturning the setback of allowing the supply run to Otaka. After Yoshimoto fell, Otaka Castle — previously the Imagawa front line facing Nobunaga — came under his control.
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