Discover The Beauty Of Kiyosu Castle 清洲城 In Aichi Prefecture, Japan!

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The first fortress in Kiyosu was built during the Muromachi Period sometime between 1394 and 1427 by Shiba Yoshishige.

Local warlord Oda Nobunaga took possession of Kiyosu Castle in 1555 and many of the exhibits in the fortress are related to this famous Japanese general, who made Kiyosu Castle a stepping-stone of his military operations before moving Komaki Castle and then to the larger Gifu Castle to the north.

After Nobunaga's death at Honnoji Temple in Kyoto, his son Nobukatsu took control of Kiyosu Castle and strengthened its defenses during major renovations in 1586.

In 1619 the old donjon of Kiyosu Castle was moved to Nagoya Castle to become the "Kiyosu Tower" of the Ofukemaru.

The original golden shachi or kinshachi of Kiyosu Castle, mythical orca-like creatures, believed to protect the castle from fire, are now kept in Sofukuji Temple in Gifu city. Clay replicas of the originals are on display, 1.2 meters in height and covered with three layers of gold.

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