Hiji Castle
| Hiji Castle | ||
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 Hiji Castle, residence in Ni-no-maru |
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| Alternative name (s): | Yokoku Castle | |
| Creation time : | 1601 | |
| Castle type : | Hirajiro (Lower Castle) | |
| Conservation status: | Partly reconstructed | |
| Place: | Hiji | |
| Geographical location | 33 ° 22 '0.5 " N , 131 ° 31' 54" E | |
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The Hiji Castle ( Japanese 日出 城 , Hiji-jō ) also Yōkoku Castle ( 暘 谷城 , Yōkoku-jō ), is located in the municipality of Hiji , Ōita Prefecture . In the Edo period , the Kinoshita resided there with an income of 30,000 koku as a smaller Tozama daimyo .
history
2: Ni-nomaru 3: San-no-maru
H: Main gate Ä: Outer main gate Red
: Castle tower B: Castle town
After the Battle of Sekigahara , Kinoshita Nobutoshi ( 木 下 延 俊 ), a nephew of Toyotomi Hideyoshi , received the Hiji fief with an income of 30,000 koku in 1601 . The Kinoshita rule from Hiji Castle from their fiefdom to the Meiji Restoration .
investment
The Kinoshita, troubled by the unexplained future of the Toyotomi after the battle, built a new castle on the bay of Beppu directly on the water. The castle consisted of the three usual areas of Hommaru ( 本 丸 ), Ni-no-maru ( 二 ノ 丸 ) and San-no-maru ( 三 ノ 丸 ), here in "ladder form" ( 梯 郭 式 , teikaku-shiki ) laid out one behind the other. Access was through a double box- shaped gate ( 桝 形 虎口 , masugata koguchi ). To the south the castle was protected by the three-story castle tower ( 天 守 閣 , tenshukaku ) and the sea. A viewing platform ( eite 海 櫓 , Bōkai-yagura ) was created in front of the southwest side of the castle tower .
At the beginning of the Meiji period , the castle buildings were largely demolished. The watchtowers Kimon-Yagura ( 鬼 門 櫓 ) and Kane-yagura ( 鐘 櫓 ) have been preserved, but have been moved to other locations. In recent years, the residence in Ni-no-maru has been rebuilt as Ninomaru-kan ( 二 の 丸 疳 ).
photos
Old plan of the castle
Memorial stone Yōkoku-jō
Vasis of the castle tower
Besis of the castle tower, inside
Kimon watchtower, outside
Kimon watchtower, inside
Overbuilt part of the castle
literature
- Yamanouchi, Junji: Hiji-jo in: Miura, Masayuki (Ed.): Shiro to jinya. Saikoku-hen. Gakken, 2006. ISBN 978-4-05-604379-2 .
- Nishigaya, Yasuhiro (Ed.): Hiji-jo. In: Nihon meijo zukan, Rikogaku-sha, 1993. ISBN 4-8445-3017-8 .
