sentences:  Hamamatsu Domain
  
  Hamamatsu was the residence of Tokugawa Ieyasu for much of his early career, and Hamamatsu Castle was nicknamed due to Ieyasu's promotion to shōgun.The domain was thus considered a prestigious posting, and was seen as a stepping stone in a "daimyō"s rise to higher levels with the administration of the Tokugawa shogunate, such "rōjū" or "wakadoshiyori."