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Battle of Okehazamaokehazama

Also known as: 桶狭間・桶狭間の戦い・Okehazama

The pivotal 1560 battle in which Oda Nobunaga routed the numerically far superior forces of Imagawa Yoshimoto, vaulting him from a regional warlord to a figure of national consequence. The battlefield is located in Midori Ward, Nagoya, and memorials mark the site today.

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