Fire at Tsurugi Shrine

 

Some unfortunate news in Fukui regarding the Tsurugi Shrine, the ancestral home of the Oda family.  There was a fire at the shrine.  That being said, fortunately, there were no injuries nor loss of relics.  The Oda family origins are from Echizen, but during the 15th century, the Oda moved to Owari.

Link: Https://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/383318 

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2021 Awards

 

It is that time of year again when I give out the awards.  This year unfortunately will be smaller due to the unusual times.

Historian of the year: Taniguchi Katsuhiro (Posthumous)  He was one of the better historians out there regarding Nobunaga.  Yes, I had issues with him on certain topics such as Okehazama, but agreed with him other such as the Honnoji.  He will be missed.  I have several of his works and the one thing I can tell you is he makes you think.

Book of the year: Oda Nobunaga by Seiji Haji.

Movie of the year: Okehazama Oda Nobunaga Haou no Tanjo Ebizo Ichikawa's role as Nobunaga did enough to make the television movie a success.  Was the movie perfect?  No.  That being said, it did capture the spirit of the battle.  People such as Yanada Masatsuna and the Men of the Fields were included.  Battle scenes were decent enough for a television movie.

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Gifu Castle Story Video

 I found this gem this morning on YouTube.  A Japanese man describes in English with Japanese subtitles briefly about Nobunaga and slowly goes into the details regarding Gifu Castle.  Updated computer graphics steals the show.  One can see hoe Gifu Castle and the Palace was a work of art.  With beautiful gardens and waterfalls, Gifu Castle was the crown jewel of Mino.  If there is one drawback, it would be leaving Saito Dosan out.  Dosan left the blueprints and Nobunaga took it the next level.  Easy to understand and follow, this is one of the better videos out there on Gifu Castle.

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Good Omen?

 Is this a sign of a good omen?  Takuya Kimura is playing the role of Nobunaga in a upcoming movie.  He was last spotted shooting in Kyoto and Hikone.  He has played the role of Nobunaga in the television movie Tenka wo totta baka. In that movie his role as Nobunaga was during his youth.  From what I understand, this is supposed to be a serious movie.  Let's hope so.  I can sick and tired of the love story and comedy crap.  One must remember that the Sengoku Era was brutal and harsh. Warfare was bloodbath back then.  I like what I see in the picture so far.  Takuya looks serious as Nobunaga.

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Nobunaga and Yamamoto

 Today is the 80th Anniversary of the Japanese naval attack on Pearl Harbor.  Yet, Pearl Harbor has some history regarding to the Battle of Okehazama.  Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto and his colleagues referred in their diaries and letters on the attack on Pearl Harbor as their Okehazama.  They knew the importance of a successful surprise attack.  This is why the Battle of Okehazama should be and always be studied.

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Okehazama Seminar in January

 Local Battle of Okehazama historian Seishiro Mizuno will host a seminar on the Battle on January 26th.  Price is 2,695 yen for the two hour talk.  Wish I could attend since it will certainly informative from the local point of view.

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Okada Junichi as Nobunaga

 Okada Junichi will play the role of Nobunaga in the 2023 Taiga drama Dou Suru Ieyasu. He played the role of Kuroda Kanbei, so he has some experience in Taiga drama. He might pull it off in my opinion as Nobunaga.  All depends on the script, costumes, and action.

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Gifu's Nobunaga's Palace Video

 If you want to know what was Nobunaga's Palace in Gifu was like, this video is for you.  Sure, tge video does have a lot of computer graphics, but it does a great job on what might have been.  Nobunaga's Palace had a Muromachi feel to it. One of the buildings can be mistaken for Ginkakuji.  Beautiful waterfalls and lakes.  Nohime's room was on the 2nd floor and can be described as gorgeous.  The video continues to the summit as it is narrated for Nobunaga and Saito Dosan's point of view.  Again, great video and one of the better out there.

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