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Gifu, Gifu
Gifu Castle
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The castle Oda Nobunaga used as his base for unifying Japan was an entire mountain.
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Oda Nobunaga
織田信長
The Sengoku warlord who unified Owari province. In 1567 he seized Inabayama Castle, renamed it Gifu Castle, and for about ten years, until moving to Azuchi in 1576, used it as his base for unifying Japan.
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He renamed not only the castle but also the town 'Gifu'. At his residence site at the foot of the mountain, gardens built around giant stones and bedrock have been excavated, and the missionary Luis Frois visited and described the castle.
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- 1岐阜城の歴代城主(岐阜市)Checked:
- 2国史跡 岐阜城跡の概要と関連計画(岐阜市)Checked:
- 3安土城址を散策する(摠見寺・安土山保勝会)Checked:
- 4安土城跡(文化遺産オンライン)Checked: