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"An Impregnable Fortress" that Fell in Just One day... The Fate of the "Unfortunate Castle" that Oda Nobunaga Deliberately Chose as a Base for Unifying Japan.

Gifu Castle, which Oda Nobunaga used as his base for unifying Japan, is known as a "fortress that is virtually impregnable." However, this castle had a weakness and fell in just one day. Why did Nobunaga choose this castle as his base? We will introduce some excerpts from "Strange Castles That Seem Like Lies But Actually Existed" (Saizusha), a book by Tomoyuki Mayama, a researcher of historical figures and author. (Part 2)
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Gifu Castle, which Oda Nobunaga used as his base for unifying Japan, is known as a "fortress that is virtually impregnable." However, this castle had a weakness and fell in just one day. Why did Nobunaga choose this castle as his base? We will introduce some excerpts from "Strange Castles That Seem Like Lies But Actually Existed" (Saizusha), a book by Tomoyuki Mayama, a researcher of historical figures and author. (Part 2)

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PRESIDENT Online(プレジデントオンライン) broke the news on Saturday, September 12, 2026.
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