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Virtual Memorial

Oda Nobunaga

A Memory Realm virtual memorial place honoring Oda Nobunaga, remembered for Japanese unification, Sengoku period, Azuchi-Momoyama history.

1534 - 1582Azuchi, Shiga, Japan
Portrait or photograph of Oda Nobunaga: A photocopy of a portrait called Oda Nobunaga , preserved by Sanpoji Temple in Tendo City, Yamagata Prefecture. The exac
A photocopy of a portrait called Oda Nobunaga , preserved by Sanpoji Temple in Tendo City, Yamagata Prefecture. The exact author is unknown. The original is a memorial image drawn Unknown artist Unknown artist, Shouzou https://web.archive.org/web/20210126151231/http://www.shouzou.com/mag/p2.html , preserved by Sanpoji Temple in Tendo City, Yamagata Prefecture, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Why Oda Nobunaga Is Remembered

Oda Nobunaga is remembered for japanese unification, sengoku period, azuchi-momoyama history. This public page gives visitors a concise starting point for understanding why this figure remains part of cultural, civic, scientific, or literary memory.

The page is designed as an accessible introduction rather than an exhaustive account, with source links and image credits kept visible for further reading.

A Virtual Memorial in Memory Realm

This Memory Realm memorial hall turns a map reference into a virtual place for discovery. Visitors can move from the public page to the map and then into a 3D memorial hall connected to Oda Nobunaga.

The place is part of Memory Realm's virtual layer. It is not a physical marker and does not claim rights, control, access, endorsement, or affiliation connected to a real-world site.

Place Context

Azuchi, Shiga, Japan is used as a broad spatial reference for this memorial hall because it is connected to Oda Nobunaga's story, memory, or public legacy. The location is intentionally city-level or region-level so the page can provide orientation without implying a claim over a specific property or institution.

Historical Context

Oda Nobunaga was a Japanese samurai and daimyō and one of the leading figures of the Sengoku and Azuchi-Momoyama periods. He was the Tenka-bito and regarded as the first "Great Unifier" of Japan. He is sometimes referred as the "Demon Daimyō" and "Demon King of the Sixth Heaven".

Memory Realm presents this context for educational discovery and remembrance, with public source links and media attribution preserved alongside the page content.

Photos

Portrait or photograph of Oda Nobunaga: Portrait of Oda Nobunaga by Kano Soshu in 1583.

Portrait of Oda Nobunaga by Kano Soshu in 1583.

Kano Soshu (1551-1601), Historiographical Institute, University of Tokyo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Portrait or photograph of Oda Nobunaga: Portrait of Oda Nobunaga by Kanō Eitoku, Daitokuji, Kyoto, Japan

Portrait of Oda Nobunaga by Kanō Eitoku, Daitokuji, Kyoto, Japan

Kanō Eitoku, http://datehaku.blogspot.com/2014_10_02_archive.html, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Portrait or photograph of Oda Nobunaga: Portrait of Oda Nobunaga at the Hideyoshi Kiyomasa Memorial Hall, Nagoya City

Portrait of Oda Nobunaga at the Hideyoshi Kiyomasa Memorial Hall, Nagoya City

Unknown author Unknown author, https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/portrait-of-oda-nobunaga-unknown-japanese-painter/lwFtuIbYlylnTA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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