Okazaki, city, Japan, southern Honshu Island, in Aichi Prefecture, on the Yahagi River, near Nagoya. A road junction on the Tokaido rail line, it is also the center of cotton-spinning and weaving industry. In Okazaki Park is the feudal castle that was the birthplace of Ieyasu, founder of the Tokugawa shogunate (1603-1867). Population (1999) 328,342.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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