The city of Okazaki in Aichi Prefecture this year is doubling efforts to attract visitors from its neighbors in East Asia, especially China and Taiwan.
The city is famous as the birthplace of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the warlord who founded the Tokugawa shogunate in the 17th century and remains a popular historical figure among Chinese and Taiwanese.
Even though more than 400 years have passed since his death, the prominent warlord is contributing to the fresh growth of his birthplace.