The Real-Life Oda Nobunaga's Places

ODA NOBUNAGA'S

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The following are pictures of the places that Oda Nobunaga
grew up at, built, lived and finally rested in; just how they look today,
in chronological order.

OWARI------NAGOYA------KIYOSU-- ---KOMAKI

Where the Oda clan itself came from, where Oda Nobunaga was born, his hometown when he was the head of the family at 15 years of age, where he moved to at 21 when he was the head of the clan, and where he built his first castle at the start of his all-Japan campaign.

G--I--F--U

The beautiful lakeside where Oda Nobunaga put up his clan's HQ as ruler of two provinces at the age of 26; the most important place in his life, as most of his best achievements, when he was in his thirties, were snatched when he was officially living here.

A Z U C H I

The once greatest castle in the entire Japan was built by Oda Nobunaga on the nearly inaccessible gorgeous mountains up here; he designed it himself, so it looked like himself -- a carnival of everything subtly domestic, outrageously barbaric, magnificently sinosized, a 'what-are-you-looking-at?' architectural salad. He spent his forties in this homemade splendor. Mori Ranmaru and Akechi Mitsuhide helped him designing the wonder of the times: the famous Azuchi tower.

K Y O T O

Today's digitally electric Tokyo has already been an anthithesis to the nearly-ancient capital of the Japanese Empire, Kyoto, in the Tokugawan era. Today it is still enveloped in the atmosphere of its own brand that differs but a little from what Oda Nobunaga felt whenever he stayed there for some biz with the Emperor. Oda got quite a lot to do with architecture when it comes to this city; he built several palaces there -- though none was for himself.

P L A C E---O F---D E A T H

Real place where Oda Nobunaga died, his cenotaphs, and his grave; plus how these look like today.

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