Nishio Castle
| Nishio Castle | ||
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 Nishio Castle, Ushitora watchtower |
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| Creation time : | 13th Century | |
| Castle type : | Hirajiro (Lower Castle) | |
| Conservation status: | Partly reconstructed | |
| Place: | Nishio | |
| Geographical location | 34 ° 51 '46 " N , 137 ° 2' 55" E | |
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The Nishio Castle ( Japanese 西 尾 , Nishio-jō ) is located in the city of Nishio in Aichi Prefecture (formerly Nishio, Hazu County , Mikawa Province ). In the Edo period , the Ōgyū-Matsudaira last resided there as the Fudai-daimyō of Nishio-han .
Lords of the castle in the Edo period
- From 1601 a branch of the Honda with 20,000 Koku.
- From 1617 Matsudaira (Ōgyū) Narishige with 20,000 koku.
- From 1621 a branch of the Honda with 35,000 Koku.
- From 1638 the Ōta with 35,000 koku.
- From 1645 the Ii with 35,000 Koku.
- From 1659 the Mashiyama with 20,000 Koku.
- From 1663 a branch of the Doi with 23,000 koku.
- From 1747 the Miura with 23,000 Koku.
- From 1764 the Ōgyū-Matsudaira again with 60,000 koku.
history
Originally the castle was called Saijō ( 西 条 城 , Saijō-jō ), it is said to have been built in the Jōkyū period (1219-22) by Ashikaga Yoshiuji ( 足 利 義 氏 ), overseer of the Mikawa province . The Kira (吉 良) who used the castle as a residence were descended from him. In the Sengoku period , the castle came under the Imagawa from Suruga Province . When the Imagawa lost their power in 1561, Tokugawa Ieyasu seized the castle and gave it to his caretaker Sakai Masachika ( 酒井 正 親 ; 1521–1576).
When Ieyasu received the Kantō provinces in 1590 in exchange for his current, more western, lord of the castle, Tanaka Yoshimasa ( 田中 吉 政 ; 1548-1609), also took over Nishio. Yoshimasa gave up the castle in 1601, which then fell to Honda Yasutoshi ( 本 多 康 俊 ; 1570–1622). This was followed by another seven transfers in the Edo period, until 1764 Matsudaira Norisuke ( 松 平 乗 祐 , 1715–1769) from one of the Ōgyū lines took over the castle. This family then resided there until 1868.
The attachment
Nishio Castle is built as a low castle between the Yahagi River ( 矢 作 川 , Yahagi-gawa ) and a tributary of the same. In the southwest part of the castle grounds were the central area, the Hommaru ( 本 丸 ) and the second area, the Ni-no-maru ( 二 ノ 丸 ), plus an east ( 東 ノ 丸 , Higashi-no-maru ) and a north area ( 北ノ 丸 , Kita-no-maru ). Upstream was the third area, the San-no-maru ( 三 ノ 丸 ). The castle was also protected by the marshland in which it was located.
The castle buildings were demolished and the moats largely filled in. The Ushitora watchtower and the gate to Ni-no-maru, which is called "Chūjaku-mon" ( 鍮 石門 ), were rebuilt in 1996 . The name refers to the fittings on the double doors, which were made of pure brass ( Chū ).
The castle grounds are now the “Historical Park of the City of Nishio” ( 西 尾市 歴 史 公園 , Nishio-shi rekishi kōen ). In addition to two shrines, the Nishio-jinja ( 西 尾 神社 ) and the Mitsuru Hachiman-gū ( 御 鶴 八 幡 宮 ), there is an old-style building, the Nishio Museum ( 西 尾市 資料 館 , Nishio-shi shiryōkan ).
Remarks
- ↑ Ushitora ( 艮 or 丑 寅 ) watchtower is a watchtower at the northeast corner of a castle after the Twelve Earth Branches .
literature
- Owada, Yasutsune: Nishio-jo in: Miura, Masayuki (ed.): Shiro to jin'ya. Tokoku-hen. Gakken, 2006. ISBN 978-4-05-604378-5 , p. 100.
