Inuyama Castle
Inuyama Castle | |
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犬山城 | |
Chūbu (Tōkai) National Treasure |
Inuyama Castle (犬山城, Inuyama-jō) is a yamajiro-style
Background
Inuyama Castle is located on a hill overlooking the
.History
According to the Heian period Engishiki a Shinto shrine, the Haritsuna Shrine was moved to make way for the castle. The structure was rebuilt several times in the Muromachi period and the current configuration was largely the work of Oda Nobukatsu, Oda Nobunaga's son. The antiquated architectural style of the watchtower atop the tenshu has in the past led many historians to believe this to be the oldest extant tenshu in Japan, which was confirmed through tree rings in the construction materials dating the structure to the 1580s.[3] Construction and renovations continued through 1620.[4]
Inuyama Castle was the final obstacle against Oda Nobunaga's unification of
Under the
In 2004, ownership of the castle was turned over to a non-profit foundation set up by the Aichi Prefecture's Board of Education.[5]
It was long believed that the tenshu of Inuyama Castle was moved to the castle from Kanayama Castle in 1599, until such theory was disproved as a result of examination through a large scale restoration work, involving the dismantling of the tenshu, carried out between 1961 and 1965.[6]
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A view of the castle, taken in 1937
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Inuyama Castle and Kiso River
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Castle Town
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Inuyama Festival
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Inuyama Castle andkarakurifloat
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Karakuri float
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Tenshu front entrance
Castle Rulers
The castellans of Inuyama Castle are listed below in order with their dates of reign in parentheses. There were no castellans from 1612–1617 and 1869–1895.
- Pre-Naruse Clan
- Oda Nobuyasu (1537–1547)
- Oda Nobukiyo (1547–1564)
- Ikeda Tsuneoki (1570–1581)
- Oda Nobufusa (1581–1582)
- Nakagawa Sadanari (1582–1584)
- Ikeda Tsuneoki (1584)
- Katō Yasukage (1584, proxy ruler)
- Takeda Kiyotoshi (1584–1587, proxy ruler)
- Hijikata Katsuyoshi (1587–1590, proxy ruler)
- Nagao Yoshifusa (1590–1592, proxy ruler)
- Miwa Gorōemon (1592–1595)
- Ishikawa Mitsuyoshi (1595–1600)
- Ogasawara Yoshitsugu (1601–1607)
- Hiraiwa Chikayoshi (1607–1612)
- Naruse Clan
- Naruse Masanari (1617–1625)
- Naruse Masatora (1625–1659)
- Naruse Masachika (1659–1703)
- Naruse Masayuki (1703–1732)
- Naruse Masamoto (1732–1768)
- Naruse Masanori (1768–1809)
- Naruse Masanaga (1809–1838)
- Naruse Masazumi (1838–1857)
- Naruse Masamitsu (1857–1869, 1895–1903)
- Naruse Masao (1903–1949)
- Naruse Masakatsu (1949–1973)
- Naruse Masatoshi (1973–2004)
See also
Literature
- De Lange, William (2021). An Encyclopedia of Japanese Castles. Groningen: Toyo Press. pp. 600 pages. ISBN 978-9492722300.
References
- ^ "新情報". National Treasure Inuyama Castle (in Japanese). Inuyama Castle. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "犬山城天守". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Inuyama Castle keep confirmed to be oldest in Japan". Washington Post. 2021-03-30. Retrieved 2021-03-31 – via New Hampshire Union Leader.
- ^ Young, David and Michiko. Introduction to Japanese Architecture. Hong Kong: Periplus Editions, 2004. p100.
- ^ (in Japanese)http://www.inuyamajohb.org/
- ISBN 9784484892085.
- Benesch, Oleg and Ran Zwigenberg (2019). Japan's Castles: Citadels of Modernity in War and Peace. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 374. ISBN 9781108481946.
- Schmorleitz, Morton S. (1974). Castles in Japan. Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Co. pp. 117–120. ISBN 0-8048-1102-4.
- Motoo, Hinago (1986). Japanese Castles. Tokyo: Kodansha. p. 200 pages. ISBN 0-87011-766-1.
- Mitchelhill, Jennifer (2013). Castles of the Samurai:Power & Beauty. USA: Kodansha. ISBN 978-1568365121.
External links
Media related to Inuyama Castle at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Japanese) Inuyama Castle official site
- (in English) Inuyama Castle official site
- Guide to Japanese Castles
- Japan Guide
- The Yamasa Institute Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine