Oda Nobunaga and the Struggle to Unify Japan

Takeda Shingen’s seigyū flood control device (left) and the area where they were used today. (Courtesy Kai Board of Education)

A memorial to the Battle of Okehazama in Toyoake, Aichi Prefecture. The two statues are of Oda Nobunaga (left) and Imagawa Yoshimoto. (© Pixta)

Detail of a folding screen showing a foreign ship in Japan. (© Paylessimages/Pixta)

Oda Nobunaga’s tenka fubu seal. (Courtesy Hyōgo Prefectural Museum of History)

An annual reenactment of the Battle of Nagashino. (Courtesy Shinshiro Tourism Association)

An ukiyo-e painting depicting the Honnōji Incident. Oda Nobunaga is at the far right of the picture. (Courtesy Hideyoshi and Kiyomasa Memorial Museum)

Akechi Mitsuhide. (© Aflo)