Earlier this year I made a special visit to Kenshoji, which is located in Kyoto. Kenshoji is the resting place for Nobunaga's illegitimate son, Oda Nobumasa (1554-1647). He was born at Nagoya Castle three years before Nobutada. His mother was Ban Naoko, the younger sister of Ban Naomasa. In 1566, he celebrated his genpuku. Nobumasa did have a wife, Princess Yasuhime, Oda Nobuhiro's daughter. Nobunaga might have been Nobumasa's biological father, but Murai Sadakatsu was his adopted father. In 1585, three years after Nobunaga's death, Nobumasa retired.
Nobunaga no tame!
