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Shizuoka
Hamamatsu Castle
浜松城
On the stone base of the castle where Tokugawa Ieyasu spent 17 years sits a keep noticeably smaller than its footing.
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Mizuno Tadakuni
水野忠邦
A daimyo of the late Edo period who moved from Karatsu to Hamamatsu and later became a senior councilor (roju). He is the lord most often cited when Hamamatsu is called the "Castle of Promotion."
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He became a senior councilor in 1828 and later led the Tenpo Reforms, but fell from power.
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rose from lord of Hamamatsu to senior councilorRecord source: article
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