Okazaki Castle 岡崎城 | |
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Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan | |
Coordinates | 34°57′23″N 137°09′32″E / 34.95639°N 137.15889°E |
Type | hilltop-style Japanese castle |
Site information | |
Owner | reconstructed 1982 |
Open to the public | yes |
Site history | |
Built | 1455, 1542 |
Built by | Saigo Tsugiyori Matsudaira Kiyoyasu |
In use | Edo period |
Demolished | 1871 |
Okazaki Castle (岡崎城, Okazaki-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Okazaki Castle was home to the Honda clan, daimyō of Okazaki Domain, but the castle is better known for its association with Tokugawa Ieyasu and the Tokugawa clan. The castle was also known as "Tatsu-jō" (龍城).