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5 unusual facts about Mikawa Bay


Atsumi, Aichi

The town was surrounded by the ocean on three sides, with Mikawa Bay to the north and west, and the Pacific Ocean to the south.

Hazu, Aichi

Isshiki was a coastal settlement in southern Aichi Prefecture, on Mikawa Bay.

Ina Castle

It was well sited, for it was surrounded on three sides by rice paddies and rivers and on the fourth by an inlet, which allowed supplies to come into the castle directly from Mikawa Bay.

Kira, Aichi

Kira was a coastal settlement in southern Aichi Prefecture, on Mikawa Bay.

Nirengi Castle

Munemitsu started with the Chita peninsula, and proceeded southeast around Mikawa Bay and into the Atsumi peninusula, where he constructed Ōtsu Castle in 1479 and Tahara Castle in 1480 as bases for the prosecution of his campaign.



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