Fukue Castle
| Fukue Castle | ||
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 Fukue, wall with main gate |
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| Alternative name (s): | Ishida Castle ( 石田 城 , Ishida-jō ) | |
| Creation time : | 1849-1863 | |
| Castle type : | Hirajiro (Lower Castle) | |
| Conservation status: | Partly preserved | |
| Place: | Gotō | |
| Geographical location | 32 ° 41 '36.5 " N , 128 ° 50' 47.5" E | |
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The castle Fukue ( Japanese 福江城 , Fukue-jō ) is located in the city Gotō in Nagasaki Prefecture . In the Edo period , the Gotō resided there as a small Tozama daimyo .
history
In 1638 Gotō Moritoshi ( 五 島 盛 利 ; 1591–1642 ) built a permanent house ( 陣 屋 , jin'ya ) as a residence on the Ishida bank ( 石田 浜 , Ishida-hama ) . The facility was designed by Terazawa Hirotaka ( 寺 沢 広 高 ; 1563–1633), the prince of Karatsu-han . In 1726 there were problems with the expansion of the house, so that the residence was rebuilt at the current location.
In the Bunka-Bummei period (1804 to 1830), the Gotō twice asked the shogunate to be allowed to build a castle because of the increasing threat from European ships, but this was rejected. Finally, in 1849, their request was successful, whereupon they began building a castle on the headland protruding into the sea. The castle was finally completed in 1863 and named Ishida Castle ( 石田 城 , Ishida-jō ).
The attachment
The castle had no tower ( 天 守 閣 , tenshukaku ), but was protected by surrounding moats. The second castle area, the Ni-no-maru ( 二 ノ 丸 ), was built in front in the east , the residence with the Karamete gate ( 搦 手 門 , Karamete-mon ) and in the north the Kita-no-maru ( 北 ノ 北 ) with the Front Gate ( 表 門 , Omote-mon ). In addition, cannons were set up in the outer areas. The complex became the first modern castle in Japan and is therefore particularly noteworthy.
After 1868 the trenches were partially filled in, but the innermost trench has been completely preserved. The side gate to the Karamete gate, the front gate in Ni-no-maru, part of the stone and earth walls and the gardens within the castle are also preserved. This is registered as a "National Special Landmark" ( 国 名勝 . Kuni meishō ).
literature
- Ikeda, Koichi: Fukue-jo in: Miura, Masayuki (Ed.): Shiro to jin'ya. Saikoku-hen. Gakken, 2006. ISBN 978-4-05-604379-2 .
