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Volume 12 Chapter 2 Part 1

Chapter 2: Let’s go to Azuchi Castle!

「Sagara Yoshiharu? It was a quick trip from Nagahama to Azuchi by boat. It would have taken a whole day if we had taken an oxcart! 」

「Yeah. Azuchi Castle, Nagahama Castle, Omizo Castle, and Sakamoto Castle are all built on the shores of Lake Biwa, so you can reach all of them by going by boat. You can even travel between Azuchi Castle and Kyoto in a day by water. This is the basis of the Oda army’s blitzkrieg tactics! 」

「Oh, is that the seven-story Tenshu I’ve heard about? How did they build such a tall structure on the top of Mt. Azuchi? 」

The morning of the Obon festival.

Sagara Yoshiharu was urged by Imagawa Yoshimoto to come to Azuchi Castle.

Tourists from all over the country flocked to the castle to celebrate the unveiling of the finally completed Azuchi Castle and its tower, and