Nakajima to Okehazama

 

Here is another video on the Battle of Okehazama by historian Owada Tetsuo.  He first holds up one of books on the battle and then discusses what was the route between Fort Nakajima to Okehazama.  Kamagatani was mentioned in the video.  According to local historian Mr. Okehazama (Wataru Kajino), Nobunaga and his army stopped there during the rain storm.  It is also known as the "Nobunaga Slope." At the time of the battle, Kamagatani had a small lake nearby and it was known as Takejiike Pond.

Tetsuo also goes into the two battlefields, Toyoake and Arimatsu.  He tells the viewers that the battle is more expansive than originally thought.  He mentions that if the Imagawa soldiers fleeing to Odaka, Arimatsu is more suitable, as with soldiers fleeing to Kutsukake, Toyoake is the place.

Finally, the video concludes with a mention of the Toyoake City Okehazama Battlefield director Ota Teruo.  I personally met him a few times and have a couple of his published works.  Tetsuo mentions the 689 issue of Rekishi Kenkyu "Okehazama Kassen Imagawa Shiryo Hakken" an article written by Ota Teruo.  At the end Tetsuo holds up a map of Okehazama of year 3 Tenmei (1783).

Tenka no tame!