Nagoya is home to a beautifully reconstructed castle and gardens. Historically, it belonged to the Owari branch of the Tokugawa clan, built on the site of warlord Oda Nobunaga’s family fort by the order of Shogun Ieyasu. A lot less visited, not far from Nagoya—10 minutes or so away by train—is the city of Kiyosu, the former seat of Owari Province. Nobunaga, the ruler of Owari, had his military base at Kiyosu Castle, originally built in 1394. From here, he set off with his troops to fight other daimyos and…
