Iwatsuki Castle
| Iwatsuki Castle | ||
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 Iwatsuki Castle, Back Gate |
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| Creation time : | 1457? | |
| Castle type : | Hirajiro (Lower Castle) | |
| Conservation status: | little received | |
| Place: | Saitama | |
| Geographical location | 35 ° 57 '3.6 " N , 139 ° 42' 37.6" E | |
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The castle Iwatsuki ( Japanese 岩槻城 , Iwatsuki-jō ) is located in the district Iwatsuki the city of Saitama , Saitama Prefecture . In the Edo period , the Ōoaka last resided there as a smaller Fudai daimyo .
Lords of the castle in the Edo period
- From 1619 the Kōriki with 20,000 Koku,
- from 1620 the Aoyama with 45,000 Koku,
- from 1623 the Abe with 55,000 Koku,
- from 1681 the Itakura with 50,000 Koku,
- from 1682 the Toda with 51,000 Koku,
- from 1686 the Fujii-Matsudaira with 48,000 Koku,
- from 1697 the Ogasawara with 50,000 Koku,
- from 1711 the Nagai with 33,000 koku,
- from 1754 the Ōoka with 20,000 koku.
history
In 1457, Uesugi Mochitomo ( 上杉 持 朝 ) is said to have ordered Ōta Dōkan to build a castle in the Iwatsuki area. The choice fell on a hill that was protected in the north and east by the river Ara ( 荒 川 , Arakawa) and in the south and west by marshland. The castle was then conquered by the later Hōjō in 1525 .
When Tokugawa Ieyasu took over the Kanto provinces in 1590, the lord of the castle was changed. In 1609 a large part of the castle was lost in a fire. However, the castle was rebuilt and a residence was created.
In 1619, Kōriki Tadafusa ( 高 力 忠 房 ; 1584–1656) took over the castle, but was relocated after a year. Seven other families followed, until oka Tadamitsu ( 大 岡 忠 光 ; 1709–1760) took over the castle in 1754 . In 1754 the castle burned down again to a large extent, but this time it was rebuilt. The Ōoka remained lords of the castle until the Meiji Restoration in 1868.
The attachment
The castle, which was built on islands in the swamp, consisted of the innermost area, the Hommaru ( 本 丸 ; 1), the second area, sem Ni-nomaru ( 二 の 丸 ; 2), and the third area, the San-no maru ( 三 の 丸 ; 3). In addition to these central areas, there were small pre-areas, Takesuji-kuruwa ( 竹 筋 曲 輪 ), Ochaya-kuruwa ( 御 茶屋 曲 輪 ) and Takezawa-kuruwa ( 竹 沢 曲 輪 ). The areas were separated by dry ditches and partially protected by earth walls. The castle was accessible through the main gate ( 大 手 門 , Ōte-mon ) in the west.
The castle was further protected to the south by the outer areas Shin-kuruwa ( 新 曲 輪 ; S) and Kaji-kuruwa ( 鍛冶 曲 輪 ; K). The Shinshōji-kuruwa ( 新 正 寺 曲 輪 ; T) with temples extended north of the swamp , in the west the castle town [B], in the east the Moto-Arakawa [A] protected the castle.
Today the central area has become residential. The outdoor areas like the Shin-kuruwa ( 新 曲 輪 ) and Kaji-kuruwa ( 鍛冶 曲 輪 ) have become the castle park ( 岩 槻 城 址 公園 , Iwatsuki jōshi kōen). Earth walls and dry ditches have been partially preserved. The “Black Gate” ( 黒 門 ) and the “Rear Gate” ( 裏 門 ) can still be seen, even if not in their original position.
literature
- Sugai, Yasuo: Iwatsuki-jo in: Miura, Masayuki (Ed.): Shiro to jinya. Tokoku-hen. Gakken, 2006. ISBN 978-4-05-604378-5 , p. 100.
- Nishigaya, Yasuhiro (Ed.): Iwatsuki-jo. In: Nihon meijo zukan, Rikogaku-sha, 1993. ISBN 4-8445-3017-8 .
- Papinot, Edmond: Historical and Geographical Dictionary of Japan. Reprint of the 1910 edition by Tuttle, 1972. ISBN 0-8048-0996-8 . *
