2024 Nagashino Festival

 The 2024 Nagashino Festival will be held at Nagashino Castle on May 3rd to the 5th.

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Nobunaga at Sumiyoshi

 

In 1575, Nobunaga moved his camp to Sumiyoshi near Osaka.

The Chronicle of Lord Nobunaga (p. 220)

"On the 12th of the Fourth Month, Nobunaga moved his camp to Sumiyoshi."

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Okehazama Recruiting

 The Toyoake City Okehazama Festival is looking for recruits. As for the festival, it will be held on June 2nd.

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Mushanokoji

 The area where Nobunaga's residence at Mushanokoji in Kyoto.

The Chronicle of Lord Nobunaga (pp. 168-70) Construction began in 1572.

"On the 12th of the Third Month he went directly to Kyoto and took up lodgings in the Myokakuji at Nijo. It was brought to the shogun's attention that since Lord Nobunaga came to the capital so often, it would raise questions if he did not have his own place to stay, and that a vacant lot formerly occupied by a rectory was available at Mushanokoji in Upper Kyoto. So it was proposed that a residence for Nobunaga be built there. The shogun decided that this idea suited him very well, and it was arranged that, acting in his capacity as the public authority, he would issue orders for construction to begin. Nobunaga declined politely several times, but in the end he complied in view of His Lordship's importance insistence. Nobunaga's life guards from the provinces of Owari, Mino, and Omi were exempted from construction duties and did not participate. But with everybody who was anybody in the Home Provinces present in the capital.

The groundbreaking ceremony was held on the 24th of the Third Month. Nobunaga first of all had a roofed mid wall built. At each section of the work site, he set up a decorated stage on which boys and youths in all kinds of gorgeous costumes played flutes, stick drums, and hand drums, cheering on those charged with the work, and a good time was had by all. Even under ordinary circumstances people in the capital city are always forming crowds, so from the beginning to the end of the construction work, onlookers high and low, adorned with flowers, stood sleeve by sleeve at the site. The fragrance of their clothes purified the surroundings and perfumed the air. All sorts and every kind of splendid attire could be seen. The realm was at peace, and life was enjoyable again.

Nobunaga appointed Murai Minbu and Shimada Tokoro no Suke as commisssers of works and Ikegami Goroemon as head carpenter."

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Imagawa to Shizuoka

 On May 3rd there will a talk show hosted by Owada Tetsuo. The subject matter will be about the Imagawa family and Shizuoka. I am positive that Owada Tetsuo will have something to say about the Battle of Okehazama and Imagawa Yoshimoto.

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Swimming

 

The Chronicle of Lord Nobunaga (p. 58)

"From the Third to the Ninth Month he swam in the river, which made him an excellent swimmer."

Earlier this year I visited a landmark near the Shonai River in the Nagoya area. Nobunaga was known to swim in the Shonai River quite often.

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Nobutada's Pages

 There was an incident in 1579 with Nobutada's (Nobunaga's son) pages resulting in death.

The Chronicle of Lord Nobunaga (p. 309)

"On the first day of the Forth Month, two of Lord Chujo Nobutada's pages, Saji Shintaro and Kanamori Jinshichiro, got into an argument. After running Jinshichiro through with his sword, Shintaro disesmboweled himself. Both men were only about twenty years old. High and low were impressed by the maturity of the deed."

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