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As an old song goes, "Although Okazaki is a small clan of only 50 thousand koku, there are many ships that stop here." From this song you can see how this castle town, at the delta of the Yahagi and Oto rivers, developed remarkably. This region is also known as the birthplace of Tokugawa Ieyasu, who founded the bakufu government in Yedo (Tokyo) and whose family ruled Japan for more than 300 years without any war. There are many places attributed to Ieyasu, such as the Daiju-ji Temple, Iga Hachimangu Shrine, Rokusho-jinja Shrine, and Takisan Toshogu Shrine, where people still go to pray and worship him. During the Yedo period, the town flourished as a night post town on the Tokaido trunk road, and you can see its traces in the old houses of Itaya-cho and Hachijo-cho towns. Okazaki still boasts the largest shipment of the traditional firecrackers and stone lanterns in Japan. On the other hand, industrialization has also advanced, stimulated by the neighboring city of Toyota, the hometown of the car manufacturer.
Thanks to: Okazaki City Tourist Office
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