Okazaki Castle
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Okazaki Castle was located in Mikawa and was built by Saigo Tsugiyori in 1455. Matsudaira Kiyoyasu captured the castle in 1524, making it his clan's headquarters. His grandson, Matsudaira Motoyasu, better known as Tokugawa Ieyasu was born there in 1542. Okazaki Castle was torn down in 1873 and reconstructed in 1959.
Source: http://jcastle.info/castle/okazaki.html
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