Ieyasu Travel Guide

Matsumoto Castle Guide: Getting There from Tokyo, Tickets and Inside the Keep

How to reach Matsumoto Castle from Tokyo by Azusa train or bus, which combined ticket to buy, what to see inside the original wooden keep, and the city museum.

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Seeing the Yohen Tenmoku at Seikado in Tokyo: Dates, Tickets and How to Get There

See the National Treasure Yohen Tenmoku tea bowl in Tokyo. Display dates (to Nov 8), tickets and discounts, and how to reach Seikado from Tokyo Station.

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Sannomaru Shozokan Guide: Tickets, Access and a Half-Day Route Through the East Gardens

Timed tickets, free-entry rules, directions and a half-day route for Sannomaru Shozokan in the Imperial Palace East Gardens, from my opening-day visit.

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Ieyasu and the Toyotomi Regime: Shizuoka City History Museum Exhibition

Shizuoka City History Museum's Ieyasu and Toyotomi exhibition, to 29 Nov 2026: a 72-minute visit, ticket options, and when the sword mounting goes on view.

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Shizuoka City Museum of History: A Visitor’s Guide to the Ieyasu Gallery, Tickets and Access

Guide to Shizuoka City Museum of History beside Sunpu Castle: free Sengoku-era ruins, the Ieyasu gallery, ticket costs and walking routes from both stations.

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Kunozan Toshogu: Tokugawa Ieyasu’s First Tomb, and How to Visit It

Explore a richly carved 1617 shrine and a shogun’s first burial site through photos and 360° views, with cable car and stair routes for a Shizuoka stopover.

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Odawara Castle Earthworks: Walking the Hojo Dry Moats, Ramparts and Hachimanyama

a 280 m dry moat you can walk inside, hilltop ramparts open 10:00–16:00, Hachimanyama, Hayakawaguchi and the stone marking Tokugawa Ieyasu's 1590 camp.

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Odawara Castle Guide: Tickets, Time Needed and Lunch at Seikantei

Odawara Castle keep: ¥1,000, open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., a 10-minute walk from Odawara Station. Allow 2 hours as a day trip from Tokyo or a stop on the way to Hakone.

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Toyotomi Exhibition in Tokyo: Brothers in Arms Second-Half Highlights and Visitor’s Review

I saw both halves of Brothers in Arms, the Toyotomi exhibition at Tokyo’s Edo-Tokyo Museum (to 8 Nov 2026): Nansen Ichimonji sword, queues, shop and discounts.

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Nagakute Battlefield: What Remains of the 1584 Battle, and How to Visit from Nagoya

What survives of the 1584 Battle of Nagakute, and how to see it in half a day from Nagoya: the museum that opened in 2026, three warrior mounds, and the walk between them.

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