Toba Castle
| Toba Castle | ||
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 Toba Castle, remains of the wall |
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| Alternative name (s): | Brocade castle ( 錦城 ) | |
| Creation time : | 16th Century | |
| Castle type : | Hirajiro (Lower Castle) | |
| Conservation status: | Remnants of the wall preserved | |
| Place: | Toba | |
| Geographical location | 34 ° 28 '51 " N , 136 ° 50' 40.4" E | |
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The castle Toba ( Japanese 鳥羽城 , Toba-jō ) is located in the town of Toba in Mie Prefecture , Japan.
Lords of the castle in the Edo period
- From 1600 the Kuki with an income of 35,000 Koku
- from 1633 a branch of the Naitō with 35,000 Koku,
- from 1681 a branch of the Doi with 70,000 koku,
- from 1691 a branch of the Ōgyū – Matsudaira with 60,000 koku,
- from 1710 a branch of Itakura with 50,000 koku,
- from 1717 a branch of Toda with 60,000 Koku and
- from 1725 a branch of the Inagaki with 30,000 Koku.
history
Originally, in the Kamakura period , the place of the castle is said to have been a residence of a wealthy family. In the Sengoku period , the influential leader of the naval forces, Yuki Yoshitaka ( 九 鬼 嘉隆 ; 1552–1600), built a castle there in 1594 on the tip of a headland and cut the connection to the mainland with a moat. Yoshitaka is famous as a ship builder and an important participant in the Korean campaign . His son fought on the side of Tokugawa Ieyasu and was confirmed in his possession after the Battle of Sekigahara .
In 1633 the Yuki were replaced by Naitō Tadashige ( 内藤 忠 重 ; 1586–1653) who, with his descendants, laid out the second and third castle areas, the Ni-no-maru ( 二 ノ 丸 ) and San-no-maru ( 三 ノ 丸 ), and so on, together with the expansion of the central area, the Hommaru ( 本 丸 ) completed the facility. After further changes, the Inagaki became lords of the castle in 1725 and remained so until the Meiji Restoration in 1868.
The attachment
The castle in its island shape was protected all around by stone walls, behind which a complete tour was laid out. In 1854 the Ansei earthquake and the associated tsunami destroyed large parts of the castle, which was then not rebuilt.
Today the entire castle area is completely separated from the sea by landfilling. There is a primary school in Hommaru. Remains of the wall have been preserved, including the base of the castle tower ( 天 守 閣 , tenshukaku ). The third castle area was converted to "Castle Hill Park" ( 城 山 公園 , Shiroyama kōen ), which is accessible via a forecourt ( 三 丸 広 場 , Sanmaru hiroba ).
literature
- Hashiba, Akira: Toba-jo in: Miura, Masayuki (Ed.): Shiro to jinya. Saikoku-hen. Gakken, 2006, ISBN 978-4-05-604379-2 .
- Nozawa, N. (Ed.): Mie-ken no rekishi sampo. Yamakawa Shuppan, 1994, ISBN 4-634-29240-8 .
