Earlier in January, I visited the Azuchi Castle Archeological Museum to see some new exhibits. Before I went, I saw this video on YouTube. At first, I thought it was some cheap scripted video. I was mistaken. When I saw the whole video at the museum, I was blown away. It was fantastic way to celebrate the 450th Anniversary of Azuchi Castle. While this is only about a thirty second clip, the actual movie documentary provides clues on why Azuchi Castle was built (Tenka Seihitsu/Peace and Tranquility). The video at the museum includes various floor plans, the unfortunate Azuchi Castle folding screen which is still missing (Vatican probably lost it), why Nobunaga built Azuchi in the first place. Here is an answer to that question: close to the capital (Kyoto) without the daily political bickering while still having control in such matters.
I have to admit, the video was superb. It is better than the one at Azuchi Nobunaga no Yakata (Luis Frois/Okabe Mataemon (Nobunaga's carpenter)? That is a tough one. Both are extremely well done and informative. At the moment, the Nobunaga no Yakata video just edges out due to the public seeing it more often and you can buy the DVD at the gift shop as well as seeing clips on YouTube. In time, the Azuchi Castle Archeological Museum Tenka Seihitsu video will win the hearts of the Azuchi population.
Tenka no tame!
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