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20-578: Kiyosu Castle was built between 1394 and 1427, to guard the strategic junction of the Ise Kaidō with the Nakasendō highways connecting Kyoto with Kamakura . The area was dominated by Shiba Yoshishige , then head of the Shiba clan and the shugo (governor) of Owari , Echizen and Tōtōmi Provinces . Upon completion of construction, Oda Toshisada was installed in the castle as the shugodai (vice-governor of

40-528: The Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, Fukushima Masanori was relocated to Hiroshima Castle , and Kiyosu was reassigned to Tokugawa Ieyasu’s 4th son, Matsudaira Tadayoshi. However, he was in poor health from wounds suffered at Sekigahara, and died in 1607. The castle then passed to Tokugawa Yoshinao . In 1609, by order of Tokugawa Ieyasu, Yoshinao was ordered to relocate the seat of his government to Nagoya Castle . The move occurred from 1609-1613, during which time most of

60-514: The Edo period , many political, legal, cultural and intellectual changes took place. Among them was the rejuvenation of Japan's thousand-year-old highway system. Five roads were formally nominated as official routes for the use of the shōgun and the other daimyō and to provide the Tokugawa shogunate with the communications network that it needed to stabilize and rule the country. One of these five roads

80-513: The Kisokaidō ( 木曾街道 ) , was one of the centrally administered five routes of the Edo period , and one of the two that connected the de facto capital of Japan at Edo (modern-day Tokyo ) to Kyoto . There were 69 stations (staging-posts) between Edo and Kyoto, crossing through Musashi , Kōzuke , Shinano , Mino and Ōmi provinces . In addition to Tokyo and Kyoto, the Nakasendō runs through

100-515: The Tōkaidō Main Line railway were laid directly across the site. During the Shōwa period , a municipal park was created around the site of the castle, and a bronze statue of Oda Nobunaga was erected in 1936, portraying a young Nobunaga on the eve of the decisive Battle of Okehazama . In 1989, to mark the centennial of the foundation of the modern town of Kiyosu, a reinforced concrete replica donjon

120-532: The haiku master Matsuo Bashō , traveled the road. In the late 1830s Hiroshige also walked the Nakasendo, contributing 46 designs to a series of 69 views of the Nakasendo, which was later completed by Keisai Eisen. Many people preferred traveling along the Nakasendō because it did not require travelers to ford any rivers. In Gunma Prefecture, the Nakasendō is featured on the 'na' card in Jomo Karuta . Around

140-686: The Buddhist temple of Sōfuku-ji in Gifu City in neighboring Gifu Prefecture , and a former gate of the castle is preserved at the temple of Ryōfuku-ji in Owari-Asahi and some of the decorated sliding doors from the castle are at the temple of Soken-ji in Naka-ku, Nagoya . By the Meiji period , there was very little remaining of the ruins of Kiyosu Castle aside from earthenworks in the former main bailey. The tracks for

160-541: The Edo period, the route had been called both "Sandō" (山道 "mountain route") and " Tōsandō " ("eastern mountain route"). During the Edo period, the name was changed to Nakasendō and was written as both 中山道 and 中仙道, but the Tokugawa shogunate established 中山道 as the official name in 1716. Although much of the Nakasendō no longer exists in its historic form, its route is now roughly followed by modern roads. In order, they are: Portions of

180-515: The Nakasendō can still be travelled along comfortably by foot, and both Tsumago-juku and Magome-juku have preserved and restored the traditional architecture. The walk between the historical post towns requires two to three hours to walk, with forests, restored paving and fine views of waterfalls along the way. Sh%C5%8Dwa period Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include

200-553: The Tōsandō was controlled by the Takeda ( Kai Province ), Ogasawara ( Shinano Province ), Kanamori ( Hida Province ) and Oda ( Mino Province ) clans . In order to connect the Tōsandō with the Tōkaidō (and Takeda's troops with Oda's), a road system was developed. This route is generally followed by the modern day national highways numbered 52 , 151 , 153 , and 22 . In the early years of

220-496: The beginning of the seventh century, during the beginning of Ritsuryō , the area that would eventually make up the Nakasendō was developed to connect Kinai (modern-day Kansai region , which included the former capital of Japan) with the provinces of the Tōsandō (part of the gokishichidō ) that lie to the east. During the Sengoku period , which lasted from the 15th to 17th centuries,

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240-463: The buildings of Kiyosu Castle were dismantled and relocated to Nagoya. Parts of Nagoya Castle were reconstructed with the use of building materials taken from Kiyosu Castle. The northwest turret of Nagoya Castle's Ofukemaru fortress was called the "Kiyosu Yagura," as it was constructed using parts taken from the Kiyosu Castle donjon. The original kinshachi (金鯱) from Kiyosu Castle are now preserved in

260-457: The control of Nobunaga’s second son, Oda Nobukatsu , who began large scale renovations in 1586, which included a double ring of moats, as well as a large and a small donjon It was remodeled by expanding the castle grounds to roughly 1.6 km east to west and 2.8 km north to south. However, Nobukatsu fell afoul of Toyotomi Hideyoshi when he refused orders to change his domains, and was replaced at Kiyosu by Fukushima Masanori in 1595. After

280-473: The following railway lines approximately follow the path of the former Nakasendō: Although there has been much modern development along the Nakasendō, a few stretches remain in its original form. Three sections in Nagano Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture have been accorded National Historic Site of Japan status by the central government in 1987. These include the section between Wada-shuku and Wada Pass,

300-477: The modern-day prefectures of Saitama , Gunma , Nagano , Gifu and Shiga , with a total distance of about 534 km (332 mi). Unlike the coastal Tōkaidō , the Nakasendō traveled inland, hence its name, which can be translated as "中 = central; 山 = mountain; 道 = route" (as opposed to the Tōkaidō, which roughly meant "eastern sea route"). Because it was such a well-developed road, many famous persons, including

320-527: The province). It is thought to have been intended as a defensive stronghold meant to protect Orizu Castle , the seat of Owari's provincial government until its destruction during battle in 1478 during a civil war between various factions of the Oda clan . After the loss of Orizu Castle, Oda Nobuhide shifted his seat to Kiyosu, bringing prosperity to the city, from which he ruled the four counties of lower Owari Province. After Nobuhide died in 1551, his son Oda Nobunaga

340-592: The section between Shiojiri-juku and Midono-juku , and the section between Tsumago-juku and Magome-juku . The most well-known section lies in the Kiso Valley , between Tsumago-juku and Magome-juku . The area was first made famous by the early 20th-century writer Shimazaki Tōson , who chronicled the effects of the Meiji Restoration on the valley in his landmark novel Before the Dawn . This eight-kilometer section of

360-786: Was built. The reconstruction is not accurate, as no plans or illustrations of the original Kiyosu Castle have survived, and the reconstruction is based on the donjon of Inuyama Castle as being representative of the period. Inside the structure is a local history museum, with displays of arms and armor. Next to the castle is the Kiyosu Armor Factory, which is run by local volunteers. It teaches visitors by armor artisans, and manufactures medieval protective gear. 35°13′01″N 136°50′38″E  /  35.217°N 136.844°E  / 35.217; 136.844 Nakasend%C5%8D The Nakasendō ( 中山道 , Central Mountain Route ) , also called

380-859: Was initially unable to assume control of the entire clan. Nobuhide’s younger brother Oda Nobutomo , with the support of Shiba Yoshimune , took over Kiyosu Castle in 1553. After Yoshimune revealed to Nobunaga an assassination plot in 1554, Nobutomo had Yoshimune put to death. The next year, Nobunaga retook Kiyosu Castle and captured his uncle, forcing him to commit suicide not long after. Nobunaga also had his younger brother, Oda Nobuyuki assassinated at Kiyosu Castle’s donjon in 1557. Nobunaga sealed his alliance with Tokugawa Ieyasu during treaty negotiations held at Kiyosu Castle in 1562. Nobunaga relocated from Kiyosu to Iwakura Castle in 1563. After Nobunaga's death, Toyotomi Hideyoshi assembled his retainers at Kiyosu Castle and proclaimed his regency over Nobunaga’s infant grandson, Oda Hidenobu . Kiyosu Castle itself came under

400-470: Was the Nakasendō, which stretched from Edo , from where the shogun wielded the real power, through the central mountain ranges of Honshu and on to Kyoto. Until the establishment of these formal trade routes, many shorter routes had existed, connecting towns over various distances. For example, the Kisoji route's eleven post towns all become part of the Nakasendō (from Niekawa-juku to Magome-juku ). Prior to

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