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Encyclopedia > Sumpu

Sunpu (駿府) is the former name of Shizuoka City in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is a contraction of Suruga no Kokufu (駿河の国府), meaning the seat of government of Suruga Province. Tokugawa Ieyasu spent his youth in Sunpu as a hostage of Imagawa Yoshimoto. Ieyasu later retired to and died in Sunpu after his reign as shogun. Shizuoka (静岡市; -shi) is the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. ... Shizuoka Prefecture (静岡県; Shizuoka-ken) is located in the Chubu region on Honshu island, Japan. ... Categories: Japan geography stubs | Old provinces of Japan ... Categories: Japan geography stubs | Old provinces of Japan ... Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu The Tokugawa clan crest Tokugawa Ieyasu (previously spelled Iyeyasu); 徳川 家康 (January 31, 1543 – June 1, 1616) was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. ... Imagawa Yoshimoto (今川義元, 1519-1560) was one of the leading daimyo (feudal lords) in Suruga Province along the Tokaido road, Japan. ... Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu The Tokugawa clan crest Tokugawa Ieyasu (previously spelled Iyeyasu); 徳川 家康 (January 31, 1543 – June 1, 1616) was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. ... Minamoto no Yoritomo, the first shogun of the Kamakura shogunate For other articles with similar names, see Shogun (disambiguation). ...

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Sumpu Castle, which was modified and expanded just before his residence, was a typical multi-outlined "Hirajiro" or flatland castle.
The area of Sumpu Park is equivalent to the Hon-maru and the Nino-maru of Sumpu Castle.
The Sumpu Yakata (mansion), the forerunner of Sumpu Castle constructed at the end of the 14th century, was located on the site of the present municipal hospital.
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While residing in Shizuoka, Ieyasu directed the construction of Sumpu Castle and energized the village into a bustling city.
Historical evidence shows that the greatest of all shoguns was an avid green tea drinker and even an accomplished master of chado (Japanese green tea ceremony).
Sumpu Castle and Park are two of the many attractive tourist destinations to be discovered throughout Shizuoka Prefecture.
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