Akashi Castle
| Akashi Castle | ||
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 Akashi Castle |
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| Creation time : | 1617 | |
| Castle type : | Hirayamajiro (hill castle) | |
| Conservation status: | Partly reconstructed | |
| Place: | Akashi | |
| Geographical location | 34 ° 39 '10.1 " N , 134 ° 59' 30.5" E | |
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The Castle Akashi ( Japanese 明石城 , Akashi-jō ) is located in the city of Akashi , Hyōgo Prefecture . In the Edo period , a branch family of the Echizen Matsudaira resided there , which belonged to the Tokugawa-related families, the Go-kamon ( 御 家門 ). This branch in Akashi with an income of 60,000 Koku belonged to the medium-sized daimyo .
Lords of the castle
- From 1617 a branch of the Ogasawara with an income of 100,000 koku.
- From 1632 a branch of the Toda-Matsudaira with 70,000 Koku.
- From 1639 a branch of the Ōkubo with 70,000 koku.
- From 1649 a branch of the Fujii Matsudaira with 70,000 koku.
- From 1679 a branch of the Honda with 60,000 Koku.
- From 1682 a branch of the Echizen-Matsudaira with 60,000 Koku.
The attachment
In 1618 Shogun Tokugawa Hidetada initiated a reorganization of the Han (fiefdoms) in western Japan. The Funage Castle ( 舟 下 城 , Funage-jō ) came under the rule of Ogasawara Tadazane ( 小 笠原 忠 真 , also called Tadamasa ( 忠 政 ); 1596–1667). From the following year Tadazane quickly built a castle about 1 km northeast on a hill, which was largely completed in the same year. This happened because of the shogunate order "Only one castle per province" ( 一 国 一 城 令 , Ikkoku ichijō-rei ) using building materials from the castles Funage, Miki, Takasago and other castles. From this castle one could control the daimyo in the western provinces. At the same time, the castle also served as a flank protection for Himeji Castle .
The castle was built on a hill above the inland sea, on which it extends in an east-west direction. Inari-kuruwa ( 稲 荷 郭 ), the central area, the Hommaru ( 本 丸 ), Ni-no-maru ( 二 ノ 丸 ) and the Higashi-no-maru ( 東 ノ 丸 ) follow one another from the west . To the south of it is the San-no-maru (三 ノ 丸). Further fortresses protected the center in the east and west, and a ditch was also dug on the hill in the north. A castle tower was planned in the Hommaru, but nothing more of it was realized than the stone base.
The Hitsujisaru and Tatsumi watchtowers, the masonry of the Hommaru, Ni-no-maru and San-no-maru as well as the walls of the San-no-maru have been preserved. Today the castle area is a public park under the name Akashi kōen ( 明石 公園 ).
photos
Hommaru with the two yagura
Hitsusaru Yagura
Tatsumi yagura
Hitsujisaru yagura, inside
Old pond
Remarks
- ↑ Hitsujisaru- ( 坤 or 未 申 ) -yagura is the southwest corner after the Twelve Earth Branches , Tatsumi ( 巽 or 巽 ) -yagura, the southeast corner of the castle complex, with yagura ( 櫓 ) = watchtower.
literature
- Kato, Masafumi: Akashi-jo. In: Masayuki Miura (ed.): Shiro to jinya. Saikoku-hen. Gakken, 2006, ISBN 4-05-604379-5 .
- Miyaji, Saichiro (Ed.): Bakumatsu shoshu saigo-no hanchu-tachi. Saikoku-hen. Jinbunsha, 1997, ISBN 4-7959-1905-4 .
