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• Nobunaga’s headquarters, “Jinkui no Yanagi”: A confirmed site on the south bank of the Anegawa where Oda Nobunaga placed his headquarters, offering clues to how the Oda army moved that day.
• Ieyasu’s headquarters, “Okayama”: A small hill about 800 meters northwest of Jinkui no Yanagi, known as the place where Tokugawa Ieyasu established his headquarters.
• Starting point for the battlefield walk: With parking available, this is the best place to understand the overall troop layout before walking to the individual sites.

📌 Trivia

• From Okayama to “Katsuyama”: Okayama, where Tokugawa Ieyasu is said to have set up his headquarters, came to be called “Katsuyama,” or “Victory Mountain,” in the Edo period because of Ieyasu’s victory in the battle.

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• Grave marker of Endo Naotsune: A memorial marker for Endo Naotsune, who entered the Battle of Anegawa as a senior retainer of Azai Nagamasa.
• Seasonal memorial service: A memorial service is held every July.

📌 Trivia

• A desperate approach to Nobunaga’s headquarters: Endo Naotsune is said to have carried the head of an ally, pretended to be an Oda soldier, and attempted to get close to Nobunaga’s headquarters.
• A relocated grave site: The present grave was moved from the former Endo-zuka due to farmland improvement work.

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• Ryugahana enclosure remains: A hilltop military position described as the place where Nobunaga and Ieyasu set up camp immediately before the Battle of Anegawa.
• Chausuyama Kofun: A keyhole-shaped burial mound using the natural terrain overlooking the Anegawa Battlefield.
• View: From the northern end of the Yokoyama Hills, you can look out over the Anegawa basin where the battle unfolded.

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• Haniwa fragments: Numerous fragments of cylindrical haniwa have been found near the entrance to the rear circular mound of Chausuyama Kofun.

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• Jinkui no Yanagi: A willow connected to the tradition that Oda Nobunaga hung his war drum here and directed the battle.
• The fourth-generation willow: The present tree has been passed down through successive generations, making it fascinating as a living continuation of local memory.

📌 Trivia

• Origin of the fourth-generation tree: The current willow was grown in 1989 from a branch of the third-generation willow.

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• Okayama (Katsuyama): The small hill where Tokugawa Ieyasu set up his headquarters at Anegawa. Visiting it alongside Jinkui no Yanagi makes the battle formation easier to grasp.
• Gilt lantern at Kozaka Shrine: A lantern said to have been offered by Oda Nobunaga in thanks for victory at Anegawa remains at the shrine.

📌 Trivia

• From Okayama to “Katsuyama”: Because Ieyasu commanded from this site and won the battle, Okayama came to be called Katsuyama in the Edo period.
• A name preserved in Omi Province maps: Some Edo-period maps of Omi Province record the names Katsuyama and Nagareoka Shrine.

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• Birthplace monument of Ishida Jibu-shosuke: A stone monument marking the birthplace of Ishida Mitsunari and the heart of any visit to sites connected with him.
• Connection to the Yokoyama Hills: A hiking route leads from the residence area toward Yokoyama, allowing visitors to experience the terrain that links Mitsunari’s hometown with the ruins of Yokoyama Castle.
• Ishida Mitsunari Festival: Around Ishida Hall, exhibitions and local events connected to Mitsunari are held in conjunction with the Ishida Mitsunari Festival.

📌 Trivia

• Yokoyama Castle and Nobunaga’s base: After the Battle of Anegawa, Yokoyama Castle became a base for Oda Nobunaga’s forces and played an important role in the campaign against Odani Castle.
• Mitsunari and the Toyotomi regime: Ishida Mitsunari was born in Ishida Village, later served Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and became one of the Five Commissioners of the Toyotomi government.

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• Chihara Park: A park developed at Chihara, regarded as a fierce battlefield of the Battle of Anegawa, where you can trace the memory of the battle amid quiet water and farmland.
• Mitamura Residence Site: A nationally designated historic site said to have served as the headquarters of Asakura Kagetake’s forces, where ramparts and moat remains reveal the defensive character of a medieval flatland residence.
• Spring scenery: In spring, you can walk the battlefield area while taking in cherry blossoms and green wheat fields along the Anegawa.

📌 Trivia

• Magara Jurozaemon’s fierce fighting: Chihara is known as the place where Asakura-side warrior Magara Jurozaemon Naotaka fought fiercely with a massive sword.
• Asakura Kagetake’s headquarters: The Mitamura Residence Site is traditionally connected with the headquarters of Asakura Kagetake’s forces, who faced Tokugawa Ieyasu’s army.

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• Memorial for the war dead: A monument honoring those who lost their lives at the Battle of Anegawa, serving as the central landmark of the battlefield site.
• Battlefield landscape near Nomura Bridge: The terrain where both armies faced each other across the Anegawa River can be understood on site, making it easier to imagine the positions of the Nobunaga–Ieyasu side and the Azai–Asakura side.

📌 Trivia

• Broken alliance and confrontation: The Battle of Anegawa was fought after the alliance between Azai Nagamasa and Oda Nobunaga collapsed, bringing the Azai–Asakura forces into conflict with the Oda–Tokugawa alliance.

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• A river width equal to the signboard: The sign explains that the former width of Chigawa was the same as the width of the signboard, allowing visitors to grasp its scale.
• The memory of a vanished stream: Even though the river channel no longer exists, the place-name preserves the battle memory.

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• A battlefield preserved in place-names: Chigawa, literally “Blood River,” is one of the place-names that conveys the intensity of the Battle of Anegawa.

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• Traditional Azai headquarters site: A place associated with Azai Nagamasa’s command position at the Battle of Anegawa.
• Earthen ramparts in the Nomura settlement: Several earthen ramparts thought to be related to residences of Azai retainers remain within the settlement.

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• Advance from Oyoriyama on the eve of battle: Azai Nagamasa is said to have been positioned at Oyoriyama until the day before the battle and to have advanced toward Nomura in the early hours of the battle day.
• Farmland improvement in 1985: Before the 1985 project, a small hill known as Jinden existed here.

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• Ramparts surrounding the central enclosure: Earthen ramparts remain around the roughly 60-meter-square residence site, allowing visitors to read the defensive character of a Sengoku-period flatland residence on the ground.
• Entrance and moat remains: The entrance and surrounding moat remains show that this was not merely a residence, but a fortified home with military defenses.
• Walking the grounds of Denshoji Temple: The center of the residence site is now within Denshoji Temple, where visitors can walk around the temple grounds and see the rise of the ramparts.

📌 Trivia

• The power of the Mitamura clan: The Mitamura clan were local lords who served the Kyogoku and Azai clans and held considerable influence on the north bank of the Anegawa.
• Asakura Kagetake’s headquarters: The site is traditionally known as the headquarters of Asakura Kagetake’s forces, who came from Echizen to support Azai Nagamasa.

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• Stone monuments of the Seventy Warriors: Five-ring pagodas and hokyoin pagodas line the site, giving it a quiet gravity as a place of remembrance for lives lost at Anegawa.
• Proximity to the Mitamura Residence Site: Walking both sites together lets you experience a landscape where a medieval fortified residence and a place of memorial prayer overlap.

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• The former site of Denshoji Temple: The original location, Nishizanmai, is said to have been the former site of Denshoji Temple before it was moved to the Mitamura Residence Site.

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• Ridge of Oyoriyama: Looking toward the mountain from the museum area helps you imagine where the Azai–Asakura forces temporarily encamped.
• Azai History and Folklore Museum: A nearby museum where visitors can learn the background of the Azai clan before viewing the mountain.

📌 Trivia

• Advance from Oyoriyama to Anegawa: Before the Battle of Anegawa, the Azai–Asakura forces temporarily encamped at Oyoriyama and later advanced toward Nomura and Mita on the north bank of the Anegawa.
• Site of a military council: The mountain was the setting for the Azai–Asakura army’s debate over whether to move toward Anegawa or withdraw to Odani Castle.

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• Marunouchi residence site: The core area of the Kozaka clan residence, where a castle-site marker preserves the memory of the medieval site.
• Traces of a local warrior family: The surrounding village landscape still reflects the structure of a residence with a moat and earthen embankments.

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• Retainers across changing regimes: The Kozaka clan served the Kyogoku, Azai, and Hashiba clans, showing how local powers in northern Omi adapted through changing political eras.
• Residence names in the landscape: Place-names such as Iga-no-kami Residence and Shinano-no-kami Residence preserve the memory of the area’s former warrior households.