Okazaki Castle

Okazaki Castle 岡崎城
Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
The reconstructed castle tower restored in 1959
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Coordinates	34°57′23″N 137°09′32″E / 34.95639°N 137.15889°E / 34.95639; 137.15889
Type	hilltop-style Japanese castle
Site information
Owner	reconstructed 1982
Open to the public	yes
Site history
Built	1455, 1542
Built by	Saigo Tsugiyori Matsudaira Kiyoyasu
In use	Edo period
Demolished	1871

Okazaki Castle (岡崎城, Okazaki-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Okazaki Castle was home to the Honda clan, daimyō of Okazaki Domain, but the castle is better known for its association with Tokugawa Ieyasu and the Tokugawa clan. The castle was also known as "Tatsu-jō" (龍城).