Visit Inuyama Castle of the Owari Oda Clan!

Today, I had the pleasure of visiting Inuyama Castle 🏯 and Haritsuna Shrine ⛩️! Located in Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, Inuyama Castle is just a 30-minute trip from Nagoya City. For an entrance fee of 550 yen, you can climb to the top of the castle tower. The castle town also features the beautiful Sanko Inari Shrine ⛩️ and Haritsuna Shrine ⛩️! This post mainly introduces the history of Inuyama Castle during the Sengoku period. Here are some historical highlights of Inuyama Castle: 1. Oda Nobukatsu: The builder of Inuyama Castle and uncle to Oda Nobunaga, he completed the castle in 1537. Oda Nobukatsu died in battle against Saito Dosan, the ruler of Mino Province, and the castle changed hands several times. 2. Oda Nobunaga: After his uncle Nobukatsu, Oda Nobunaga occupied Inuyama Castle. Following the Honnoji Incident in 1582, the castle's lords served Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu. 3. Tokugawa Ieyasu: In the Edo period, Naruse Masanari, a retainer of Tokugawa Ieyasu, was appointed as the lord of Inuyama Domain in 1607. Since then, the Naruse family descendants have managed Inuyama Castle to this day. While exploring Inuyama Castle and Nagoya, you will frequently encounter information about Oda Nobunaga and the Sengoku period, or the former name of this land, Owari Province, which is truly exhilarating. #JapaneseSengoku #Nagoya #NagoyaTravel #InuyamaCastle #SankoInariShrine #OdaNobunaga