Ueno Castle
| Ueno Castle | ||
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 View of the tower complex |
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| Alternative name (s): | Hakuhō-jō | |
| Creation time : | 1585 | |
| Castle type : | Hirayamajiro (hill castle) | |
| Conservation status: | Masonry, new building | |
| Place: | Iga | |
| Geographical location | 34 ° 46 '12.4 " N , 136 ° 7' 37.6" E | |
| Height: | 175 m TP | |
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The Ueno Castle ( Japanese 上 野 城 , Ueno-jō ), also called "White Phoenix Castle" ( 白 鳳城 , Hakuhō-jō ) is located in the city of Ueno in Mie Prefecture , Japan.
history
The castle built by Tsutsui Sadatsugu in 1585 on the northern edge of the Ueno heights made it possible to control the traffic routes in the Iga plain. When Tōdō Takatora received the provinces of Iga and Ise as a fiefdom with an income of 220,000 koku in 1606 , he expanded the castle from 1611 to impress the Toyotomi, who resided in Osaka Castle. Tokugawa Ieyasu is reported to have said: "If the siege of Osaka Castle does not go well, I will retire to Ueno and son Hidetada should retire to Hikone Castle ."
Ultimately, Takatora made the more conveniently located Tsu ( Tsu Castle ) his headquarters, and the castle was occupied by administrators. The princes' visit to Iga was called Okoshikuni ( 御 越 国 ).
The castle complex
Takatora moved the main entrance from the northeast to the south side, extended the main castle (hommaru) to the west, had deep trenches dug and built stone walls almost 30 m high, which corresponded to the northwest corner of Osaka Castle. The planned high castle tower fell victim to a storm during construction in 1612, so that the planned complex complex with side towers was not implemented.
The main castle and the residence were enclosed by the inner moat , the outer castle ( Ni-no-maru , also called Iga-no-maru ) and other areas were surrounded by the outer moat. In another outer bailey ( Nishi-no-maru ) the upper feudal people received their property. To be able to withstand attacks from Osaka , special emphasis was placed on the west side. Much has also been done on the east side, but the north side has not been expanded.
The castle complex is designated as a national historical heritage, and a storage building "Teategura" has been preserved. In 1935, the member of the Lower House, Kawasaki Katsu, financed the reconstruction of the castle tower from wood, true to the original. The castle area is now a park.
photos
Nishi Otemon
Topping-out ceremony for the new building
literature
- Akira Hashiba: Ueno-jo. In: Masayuki Miura (ed.): Shiro to jinya . Saikoku-hen. Gakken 2006, ISBN 4-05-604379-5 .
- N. Nozawa (Ed.): Mie-ken no rekishi sampo . Yamakawa Shuppan, 1994, ISBN 4-634-29240-8 .
- Zenkoku jōkaku kanri kyōkai (Ed.): Shiro no shiori . [Bookmarks of the castles]. 1986.
