2026 Kiyosu Nobunaga Matsuri

 It is that time of year when fall festivals are everywhere in Japan. Kiyosu is no different. The 2026 Kiyosu Nobunaga Matsuri will be held this Sunday, Oct 11th. The time 9 am to 4:30 pm. 

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2026 Fall Azuchi Exhibition

 The Azuchi Archeological Museum will soon host its fall display: Tenkajin no Joukamachi Azuchi. The exhibition is from October 10th to November 15th.

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Kicho and Nohime

 The first photo above is the Mino no Kuni Shokyuki, the word Kicho and Sagiyama-dono are written down in the document.  The second one below is the Ehon Taikoki and Nobunaga's wife was known as Nohime. Nobunaga's wife Nohime had several names: Nohime, Kicho, Kocho, Sagiyama-dono, and Azuchi-dono. The two most common are Nohime and Kicho.

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2026 Gifu Nobunaga Matsuri

 The 2026 Gifu Nobunaga Matsuri will be held on November 7th and 8th. This yearly festival celebrates Nobunaga and Gifu. On the 8th of November, there will be a parade with Nobunaga, Nohime, and Saito Dosan. I plan to be there, you should as well.

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Death of Kajikawa Takahide

Portrait of Kajikawa Takahide 

 Kajikawa Takahide (?-1568) was the commander of Fort Nakajima during the Battle of Okehazama. Unfortunately he was killed in action during the siege of Ikeda Castle in Settsu Province in 1568. The Chronicle of Lord Nobunaga (p. 122)

"On the 2nd of the Tenth Month, Nobunaga attacked the residential castle of Chikugo (Ikeda Kasamatsu) in Ikeda. Holding some troops in reserve on the high ground north of the castle, Nobunaga observed the battle. Among the retainers of Mizuno Kingo was a famous warrior named Kajikawa Heizaemon. Among Nobunaga's horse guards were Uozumi Hayato and Yamada Hanbyoe, who had also gained fame as men accomplished at the profession of Arms. Each striving to be the first, they broke through the outer bulwarks and fought man to man for awhile until Kajikawa Heizaemon was struck through hip-bone, retreated, and died a battlefield death."

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2026 Fall Sokenin

 

The 2026 fall Sokenin exhibition schedule is here. Sokenin will be open October 10th to November 30th. Sokenin is a subtemple of Daitokuji located in Kyoto. One can see the sitting wooden statue of Oda Nobunaga (constructed by Kousei in 1583), the main hall, chashitsu (tea room), and more importantly, the graves of Nobunaga, Nohime (Nobunaga's wife), Onabe no Kata (Nobunaga's concubine), and children. It is a must visit for the Nobunaga scholar. 

Https://kyotoshunju.com/temple/daitokuji-sokenin/

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Oda Nobuhide Video Update

 Here is an updated video by BS11 regarding Nobunaga's father, Oda Nobuhide. The video discusses Nobuhide's failure at the 2nd Battle of Azukizaka, Anjo, the exchanged hostages between Nobuhiro and Takechiyo (Tokugawa Ieyasu), Saito Dosan. This is important because the result was the marriage between Nobunaga and Nohime. Nobuhide's funeral as well.

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