Oda Nobunaga: Béda antarrépisi

As Oda conquered Japan and amassed a great amount of wealth, he progressively supported the [[arts]] for which he always had an interest, but which he later and gradually more importantly used as a display of his power and prestige. He built extensive gardens and castles which were themselves great works of art. [[Azuchi castle]] on the shores of [[Lake Biwa]] is said to be the greatest castle in the [[history of Japan]], covered with [[gold]] and statues on the outside and decorated with standing screen, sliding door, wall, and ceiling paintings made by his subject [[Kano Eitoku]] on the inside. During this time, Oda's subject and [[tea]] master [[Sen no Rikyu]] established the [[Japanese teatéa ceremony]] which Oda popularized and used originally as a way to talk [[politics]] and [[business]]. The beginnings of modern [[kabuki]] were started and later fully developed in the early [[Edo period]]. Additionally, Oda was very interested in European culture which was still very new to Japan. He collected pieces of Western art as well as arms and armour. He is considered to be among the first Japanese people in recorded history to wear European clothes. He also became the patron of the [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]] missionaries in Japan, although he never converted to [[Christianity]].