Takada Castle
| Takada-jō | ||
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 The corner tower of Takada (reconstructed) |
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| Creation time : | 1614 | |
| Castle type : | Hirajiro (Lower Castle) | |
| Conservation status: | Earth walls and ditches z. T. received | |
| Place: | Jōetsu | |
| Geographical location | 37 ° 6 '36 " N , 138 ° 15' 21" E | |
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The Castle Takada ( Japanese 高田城 , Takada-jō ) is a Japanese castle in Joetsu in Niigata Prefecture in Japan .
history
Matsudaira Tadateru began construction of the castle in 1614 under the supervision of the shogunate. Thirteen daimyo were involved in the construction of the castle, which was under the direction of Date Masamune , Tadateru's father-in-law. The Daimyō Uesugi Kagekatsu, residing in Yonezawa , and Maeda Toshitsune, Prince of Kanazawa , were also involved in the construction. The place chosen for the castle was in a loop of the Seki River in the Bodaigahara plain (菩提ヶ 原 ).
The construction of the castle began on March 15, 1614 and was more or less completed after four months. The fact that the castle complex, which with the outer moats comprised more than 60 hectares, could be completed so quickly was due to the fact that they were content with earth walls and also did not build a castle tower (tenshukaku), i.e. keep. Instead, the corner tower ( yagura ) near the main entrance was built with three stories. The reason for these austerity measures was that the shogunate was preparing to siege Osaka Castle in 1614 and had to concentrate its forces.
The castle was completed in the 1620s, but an earthquake caused great damage as early as 1665. In 1751 the castle was hit again by an earthquake, in 1802 the buildings were lost to fire, except for gates and corner towers.
After the Meiji restoration, all buildings were lost to fire or demolition. As part of the 20th anniversary of the city of Jōetsu (1991) it was decided to rebuild the corner tower true to the original according to the old plans. The castle complex is known for its cherry blossom.
Lords of the castle
- 1614 Matsudaira Tadateru (600,000 Koku income)
- 1616 Sakai Ietsugu (100,000 Koku)
- 1619 Matsudaira Tadamasu (250,000 Koku)
- 1624 Matsudaira Mitsunaga (260,000 Koku) until 1681, then deposition and dissolution of the domain until 1685
- 1685 Inaba Masamichi (102,000 Koku)
- 1701 Toda Tadazane (67,000 Koku)
- 1710 Matsudaira (Hisamatsu) Sadashige and descendants (110,000 Koku)
- 1741 Sakakibara Masanaga and descendants (150.00 Koku)
- Masataka (1843–1927) was the last daimyo of this family. From the Meiji period, the bosses of the house held the title Vice Count.
literature
- Leaflet on the corner tower of the castle, Japanese and English
- Ikeda, Koichi: Takada-jo in: Miura, Masayuki (ed.): Shiro to jinya. Tokoku-hen. Gakken, 2006, ISBN 978-4-05-604378-5 .
- Miyaji, Saichiro (Ed.): Takada-jo in: Bakumatsu shoshu saigo-no hanshu-tachi. Higashinihon-hen. Jinbunsha, 1997, ISBN 978-4-7959-1905-1 .
- Niigata-ken no rekishi sampo henshu iinkai (Ed.): Niigata-ken no rekishi sampo. Yamakawa Shuppan, 2009, ISBN 978-4-634-24615-7 .