Hamamatsu Castle

Tokugawa Ieyasu triumphantly entered the castle in Genkigannen (1570).

After entering the castle, Ieyasu made extensions and structural modifications to the building. This was a period of 17 years, from the time he was 29 years old to 45 years old, before he moved his residence to Sunpu. During this period, very famous events in the history of Japan occurred, such as the battle of Nagashino, or the battle of Nagakute and Komaki, or the battle of Mikatagahara, a great number of battles by which Ieyasu continued to rise in power.

Ieyasu went out into the world from Hamamatsu Castle, and then, through his personality as a ruler, he laid the foundation for the Edo period. After Ieyasu left Hamamatsu Castle, hereditary daimyos became lords of the castle, based on a strong relationship with Ieyasu. As a military commander of large armies after becoming lord of the Hamamatsu Castle, he gave the castle an important place during the Edo Shogunate. Due to this, Hamamatsu Castle is known as Shussei Castle (Castle of Success) and is famous throughout Japan.