"IWASAKI Castle Projection Mapping" produced by HITOHATA,INC. was held at Iwasaki Castle (Nisshin City, Aichi Prefecture) from November 18 (Fri) to November 20 (Sun), 2022. (Organizer: Nisshin City Tourism Association, Co-sponsor: Nisshin City, Nisshin City Board of Education, Nisshin City Chamber of Commerce and Industry)

This event was held at Iwasaki Castle, the symbol of Nisshin City and the site of the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute in the Warring States Period, and included a digital animation of a folding screen depicting the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute, the "Sekigahara Battle Screen" from the Tokugawa Art Museum depicting Kansuke Niwa, the lord of Iwasaki Castle, and "Yonogi no Omatou Festival", the pride of Nisshin City, etc. The dynamic digital art content projection mapping images sublimated from the historical and cultural motifs of Nisshin City will be projected on the castle.

In addition, "Iwasaki Castle Digital Light-up" was also held from November 1 (Tuesday) to December 25 (Sunday), 2022.

Outline of the event

[Name] IWASAKI Castle Projection Mapping

[Dates] November 3 (Wed) - November 5 (Sat), 2022 17:30 - 21:00

*Continuous projection of approximately 7 minutes of content with an intermission of approximately 3 minutes.

[Venue] Iwasaki Joshi Park (67 Ichiba, Iwasaki-cho, Nisshin City, Aichi Prefecture)

[Details] This event was held at Iwasaki Castle, the symbol of Nisshin City and the site of the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute in the Warring States Period, and included a digital animation of a folding screen depicting the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute, the "Sekigahara Battle Screen" from the Tokugawa Art Museum depicting Kansuke Niwa, the lord of Iwasaki Castle, and "Yonogi no Omatou Festival", the pride of Nisshin City, etc. The dynamic digital art content projection mapping images sublimated from the historical and cultural motifs of Nisshin City will be projected on the castle.

[Fee] Free admission, no advance reservation required

[Organizer] Nisshin City Tourism Association

[Joint Promotion] Nissin City, Nissin City Board of Education, Nissin City Chamber of Commerce

[Planning and Production] HITOHATA,INC.

[Name] IWASAKI Castle Digital Light-up

[Dates] November 1 (Tue), 2022 - December 25 (Sun), 2022 17:30〜20:30

[Venue] Iwasaki Joshi Park (67 Ichiba, Iwasaki-cho, Nisshin City, Aichi Prefecture)

[Details] This was a lighting event in which Iwasaki Castle was illuminated with lights that change color in various ways.

[Fee] No advance reservations are required.

[Organizer] Nisshin City Tourism Association

[Joint Promotion] Nisshin City, Nisshin City Board of Education, Nisshin City Commerce and Industry Association

[Planning and production] HITOHATA,INC.

About Iwasaki Castle

Iwasaki Castle was a flat mountain castle built by Nobuhide Oda, father of Nobunaga, in the early Sengoku period (1528-1531). The castle was occupied by four generations of the Niwa clan for about 60 years until 1600, when it was transferred to Mikawa Ibo (Homi-machi, Toyota City) as a 10,000-koku daimyo (feudal lord).

In 1584, during the Battle of Komaki-Nagakute, the Niwa clan stopped Ikeda Tsuneoki's troops from the Toyotomi side who were trying to disrupt the rear of the Oda-Tokugawa allied forces, and it is said that over 300 people including Niwa Ujishige, the castle's representative, died in battle, leading the Oda and Tokugawa forces to victory.

The castle tower was rebuilt as an observation tower in 1987, and the magnificent five-story tower with beautiful white walls offers a panoramic view of the Nisshin cityscape. Next to the tower is the Historical Memorial Hall, which exhibits materials on Iwasaki Castle and the history and culture of Nisshin City, and hosts a variety of events.