Old Photos of Marune and Washizu

Here are some old photos of Fort Marune and Fort Washizu.  The photo above is Fort Marune and that was taken in 1969.  The bottom photo is Fort Washizu.  Just by looking at the photos, the geography did not change much at the time.  The area was almost virgin to a degree.  The photos can give historians a clue on what the Battle of Okehazama was like.

Nobunaga built the two forts back in 1559, a year before the Battle of Okehazama.  He knew the Imagawa army was going to invade Owari, sooner, not later.  Sakuma Morishige was in charge of Fort Marune.  It was built to counter Odaka and Kutsukake Castle.  Morishige was killed in action during the Battle of Okehazama.  As for Washizu, Oda Genba and Iino Sadamune was put in charge of the fort.  Washizu was to counter Odaka and Narumi Castle.  Both Oda Genba and Iino Sadamune were killed in action at the Battle of Okehazama.

Tenka no tame!