Is Oda Nobunaga the Last Champion of the Medieval Era or a Pioneer of the Early Modern Era? A Money Doctor in 16th Century Japan

Oda Nobunaga—known as early modern Japan’s re-unifier—is generally considered a pioneer of the early modern regime in Japan. This chapter explores the Oda administration’s monetary policies, especially those regarding bronze coins, and reconsiders their significance in the sixteenth century. Moreover, I attempt to describe Oda Nobubaga as a money doctor who acted to repair an ongoing monetary turbulence and, consequently, developed a monetary system for early modern Japan.