Gujō-Hachiman Castle
| Gujō-Hachiman Castle | ||
|---|---|---|
 Gujō-Hachiman Castle |
||
| Creation time : | 1559 | |
| Castle type : | Yamajiro (mountain castle) | |
| Conservation status: | Partly reconstructed | |
| Place: | Gujō | |
| Geographical location | 35 ° 45 '12 " N , 136 ° 57' 41" E | |
|
||
The Gujō-Hachiman Castle ( Japanese 郡 上 八 幡 城 , Gujō-Hachiman-jō ) is located in the city of Gujō , Gifu Prefecture . In the Edo period , the Aoyama last resided there , who with an income of 48,000 koku belonged to the smaller Fudai daimyo .
Lords of the castle in the Edo period
history
The castle-Gujjō-Hachiman was built in 1559 by Endō Morikazu ( 遠藤 盛 数 ), who came from a branch of the Tō ( 東 氏 , Tō-shi ), who were extinct. His son Yoshitaka ( 慶隆 ) served Toyotomi Hideyoshi , the castle came to Inaba Sadamichi ( 稲 葉 貞 道 ), who expanded the complex according to modern aspects. During the Battle of Sekigahara , Yoshitaka fought Inaba in the castle, who was temporarily on the west side. After the battle he got it back. The three following generations of the Endō finally completed the castle.
The castle was built as a mountain castle on the 345 m high mountain Hachiman. At the very top was the innermost castle, the Hommaru, with a castle tower, the exact shape of which is not known. On the mountain flank was the second castle district, the Ni-no-maru with the residential area of the vassals. When Aoyama Toshimichi ( 青山 幸 道 ; 1725–1779) took over the castle in 1758 , he moved the residence to the foot of the mountain, with which the mountain castle lost its importance.
After the Meiji Restoration , the Hommaru's buildings were demolished, but the stone walls remained. Part of the stone walls of the Ni-no-maru have also been preserved. The castle tower was rebuilt in 1933, using the tower of Ōgaki Castle as a model. The gate and a corner tower were also restored.
Remarks
literature
- Owada, Yasutsune: Gujō-Hachiman-jo. In: Miura, Masayuki (ed.): Shiro to jinya. Tokoku-hen. Gakken, 2006. ISBN 978-4-05-604378-5 , p. 100.
