Battle of Nagakute Memorial Park


I live on the edge of Nagoya, beside the city of Nagakute. When we came for our orientation visit in 2006, we drove past a battlefield. This week I found the park on the internet and decided to visit.

The actual battle of Nagakute, occurred in 1584 between Ieyasu Tokugawa and the forces of Hideyoshi Toyotomi. around 20,000 men fought in the battle which ended as a tactical victory for Ieyasu Tokugawa. Even though the battle was a victory Tokugawa was not strong enough to win a war, which ended in a stalemate, a political settlement and eventually a loose alliance between the two men.

The nearby Iwasaki castle - battle of Komaki site.


The battle of Komaki directly preceded the battle of Nagakute. The battle of Komaki was a victory for the Tokugwan forces at Iwasaki castle in nearby Nisshin city (Near Kamha Tel: 0561-73-8825) .

Iwasaki castle was a small hill fortress, similar in style to the castle at Inuyama. Nisshin city rebuilt the castle as an observation tower in 1987 and it is a 5-10 minute drive away from the Nagakute Battlefield. I visited the small Iwasaki castle in January 2007

Kosenjo Park - Battle of Nagakute Site


You can see the family crests of the combatants. The Tokugawa family crest is on the far right.


The battlefield, now called Kosenjo Park. There is not a great deal to see, but it was pretty and I liked it.


Memorial Monument


Plaque


Samurai uniform in the small museum


This is about a 25% of the museums collection, interesting though.


A painting of the battle. The clouds are used to identify different periods of time.


Close up


Close up


The death of Ikeda Nobuteru, commander of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's forces at the end of the battle


Just up the road

About a block past the battlefield site is the Toyota Automobile Museum. Have a look at the museum here.


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