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Hamamatsu Castle (浜松城, Hamamatsu-jō) is a hirayama -style Japanese castle ruin, with some replica castle buildings. It was the seat of various fudai daimyō who ruled over Hamamatsu Domain, Tōtōmi Province, in what is now central Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. [1]
Hamamatsu Castle was the home of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate. Today, the magnificent restored castle stands at the center of the city of Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Hamamatsu Castle is a feudal site located close to the eponymous JR Station, in Shizuoka prefecture in Japan. From the former residence of daimyo lord Ieyasu Tokugawa only remains a three-story keep, which was rebuilt in the 1950s and is now used as a panoramic observatory.
Jan 15, 2023 · In 1570, Ieyasu moved his base of operations to Hamamatsu and began constructing Hamamatsu Castle. He then engaged in a struggle with Takeda Shingen for control of Totomi Province, culminating in a crushing defeat by the Takeda army at the Battle of Mikatagahara in 1572.
Hamamatsu Castle is a castle ruin located in Naka Ward, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture. It is famous as the castle that Tokugawa Ieyasu once used as his base, but since the Edo period, many of the castle's successive lords have risen through the ranks as important figures in the shogunate, giving it the nickname "Success Castle."
Hamamatsu Castle is also known as ‘ Castle of Success ‘ because not only did Tokugawa Ieyasu take over the castle, but also many of its lords went on to become Roju (senior councilors) in the Tokugawa shogunate.
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Mar 31, 2013 · Hamamatsu Castle was the headquarter of the famous Tokugawa Ieyasu for 17 years and is also a popular cherry blossom viewing spot in spring.