In 1570, just after Tokugawa Ieyasu moved into Hikuma-jo Castle, he conducted an extensive remodeling of the castle, and named it Hamamatsu-jo Castle. This was the origin of the name of this city. For the next 17 years, Ieyasu spent the prime of his life, from the age of 29 to 45, here in Hamamatsu. There still remains some sites related to Ieyasu at various points of the city, which have become "Ieyasu's promenade" today.
The well where Tokugawa Hidetada, the second Shogun was born
It is said that one of Ieyasu's wives bore Hidetada at this well in 1579. The character representing "well" is formed with stones on the ground.
Tsubaki-hime Kan-non (the Goddess of Mercy)
In 1568, princess Tsubaki-hime, a wife of a warrior in the Imagawa family, enemies of Ieyasu, was killed in a battle at this location. An image of the Goddess of Mercy has been erected for worship.
Ieyasu-ko Yoroikake-no Matsu
In 1572, on the way back from the Mikata-hara Battle against Takeda Shingen, Ieyasu took off his armor in the shade of the pine tree to hang it up.
Sai-ga-gake Battlefield (Sai-ga-gake Resource Center)
This is the ancient battlefield where Tokugawa Ieyasu and Takeda Shingen fought in the Mikata-hara Battle. It is said that the fight did not end until night, and many of the Takedas, who were unfamiliar with the locality, stepped over the cliff in the dark.
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