Tadatsugu Matsui, the General Who Supported Ieyasu

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Tadatsugu Matsui, a military commander from Kyoniwa-go, Hazu-gun, Mikawa Province (present-day Oyamada, Kira-cho, Nishio City), was a member of the Tojo Matsudaira clan and became the founder of the Matsudaira Shuhomori family of feudal lords through his service under Tokugawa Ieyasu.

He was on the front lines in Ieyasu's major battles such as the Anegawa, Mikatagahara, and Nagashino. For his achievements, he received the Matsudaira family name and continued to support Ieyasu on the "military" side until his death in 1583 as lord of Mimaihashi Castle in Numazu.

Later, Tadatsugu's descendants supported the Tokugawa shogunate as feudal lords, including three senior retainers, and after serving as lord of Sasayama Castle in Tanba and Iwami Hamada Castle in Iwami Prefecture, he ended his life as lord of Kawagoe Castle.

This exhibition introduces the life of Tadatsugu Matsui, who achieved numerous military achievements under Ieyasu and rose from a minor lord to a feudal lord with the surname of Matsudaira, through numerous documents on display for the first time in Nishio City.

He was given the surname "Matsudaira" by Ieyasu around 1575, and at the same time he received the character "Yasushi" and took the name "Yasuchika," but in this exhibition, the name Tadatsugu Matsui is used instead.

[Events]
1. Exhibition Commentary
Date: June 24 (Sat) and August 5 (Sat), from 1:30 p.m. (about 1 hour)
The content is the same for each session.
Venue: Thematic Exhibition Room

2. Lecture "The Origin of Tadatsugu Matsui, a Brave General Recognized by Imagawa and Tokugawa"
Date: Saturday, July 15, 13:30-15:00
Lecturer: Yasushi Oishi (member of Shizuoka City Council for the Protection of Cultural Properties, archives researcher for NHK's historical drama "What to Do About Ieyasu")
Venue: Nishio Convention Hall, Main Hall (west exit of Meitetsu Nishio Station)
Capacity: 300 (reservations required)
Admission: Free

3. Symposium on "Tadatsugu Matsui, the Warlord Who Supported Ieyasu
Date: Saturday, September 2, 13:00-17:00
-Part I: Lecture
"Life of Tadatsugu Matsui" by Teruhiko Kobayashi, researcher of the new Nishio City History
Tadatsugu Matsui, the Tokugawa Vassal" by Yu Ogawa, Associate Professor of Nihon University
Motoyasu and Tadatsugu Matsui: Motoyasu and Tadatsugu from the Matsui-Matsudaira Family Materials in Kawagoe City" Mr. Nobuhisa Iguchi (Chief Curator, Kawagoe City Cultural Properties Protection Division)
-Part II: Panel Discussion "The Real Image of Tadatsugu Matsui
Venue: Nishio Convention Hall, Main Hall (west exit of Meitetsu Nishio Station)
Capacity: 300 (reservations required)
Admission: Free
For more information on the event and how to register, please visit the official website.

Schedule

Jun 10 (Sat) 2023-Sep 10 (Sun) 2023