Okazaki, Aichi

Okazaki (岡崎市; -shi) is a city located in Aichi Prefecture (???/Aichi-ken) on the main island (??/Honsh?) of Japan (??/Nihon).

Art and Culture

While Okazaki's tourist facilities lack in comparison to other major cities in Japan (i.e. Tokyo, Kyoto (??/Ky?to), Osaka (??/?saka), etc), Okazaki nonetheless has a wide variety of historical sites, museums and festivals that shouldn't be missed.

Related Topics:
Japan - Tokyo - Kyoto - Osaka

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Okazaki Castle

Okazaki Castle was originally built in 1455 by a warrior named Saigo Tsugiyori. Though the castle changed hands, and even locations, it stood tall and still from 1617 for the next 260 years, until when the new Meiji Government came into power, and ordered all castle-buildings demolished. In 1959 it was reconstructed to its original style and specifications.

Related Topics:
Okazaki Castle - 1455 - 1617 - Meiji Government - 1959

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Fireworks

Aside from Tokugawa Ieyasu, Okazaki is also well-known, and perhaps most famous for, its fireworks (??/hanabi). The Tokugawa Shogunate restricted production of gunpowder outside of its immediate region (with few exceptions), and even today, more than seventy percent (70%) of Japan's fireworks are designed and manufactured here. A large fireworks festival, which people from all over Japan come to see, is held annually on the first Saturday in August in the area surrounding Okazaki Castle.

Related Topics:
Tokugawa Ieyasu - Tokugawa Shogunate - Japan - Fireworks - Saturday - August - Okazaki Castle

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