Castles of Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Although born as a farmer in Owari, Toyotomi Hideyoshi served Oda Nobunaga and later rose to the position of regent. In 1573, he was recognized for his exploits in capturing Azai Nagamasa's Odani Castle and was given the Azai clan's land. Toyotomi Hideyoshi then built Nagahama Castle. The place was originally called "Imahama," but he renamed it "Nagahama" by taking one character from Nobunaga's name. It was here that Hideyoshi first became the lord of a castle and a province, and this could be said to have been a major turning point on his path to success.

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Since 1577, Hideyoshi, under the orders of Nobunaga, had been working on the "Invasion of Chugoku" to weaken the power of Mori Terumoto in the west. When Akechi Mitsuhide rebelled (the Honnoji Incident) in 1582 and Oda Nobunaga committed suicide, Hideyoshi was still fighting the Mori forces at Bitchu Takamatsu Castle (Okayama Prefecture). However, he immediately returned to Kyoto, defeated Akechi Mitsuhide, and declared himself the next ruler of Japan. And the following year, he already started construction of the huge and magnificent Ozaka Castle. After that, he won the power struggle against famous warlords such as Shibata Katsuie and Tokugawa Ieyasu. In 1585, he was appointed as the regent, and the following year he was appointed as the grand minister of state. He solidified his position as the ruler of Japan. In his later years, he built Jurakudai, Fushimi Castle, and Kyoto Shinjo Castle (all in Kyoto City), as well as Yuyama Palace (in Kobe City) in Arima Onsen, a hot spring resort he visited for its therapeutic qualities.

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