Kōriyama Castle
34°39′6.9″N 135°46′44.18″E / 34.651917°N 135.7789389°E
Kōriyama Castle (郡山城, Kōriyama-jō) is a
daimyō Tsutsui Junkei started construction of the castle, and Toyotomi Hidenaga made it his residence.[1] In the Edo period, it became the headquarters of the Kōriyama Domain. During this time it was held by members of the Mizuno, Okudaira Matsudaira, Honda, Fujii Matsudaira, and Yanagisawa clans
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Kōriyama Castle is known in part for some unusual components in its stone walls, including gravetones and a stone image of Jizo, a diety associated with children and protection. [2]
Today, many walls and moats are preserved in a public park in the city. Several turrets and a gate were reconstructed in the 1980's. Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles in 2017.[4]
Photographs
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Turret atop a stone wall -
Yanagisawa Bunko (library)
Access
The nearest station is Kintetsu-Kōriyama.
Sources
This article incorporates material from the articles 郡山城 (大和国) (Kōriyama-jō (Yamato no Kuni)) and 郡山藩 (Kōriyama-han) in the Japanese Wikipedia, retrieved on May 4, 2008.
Literature
- De Lange, William (2021). An Encyclopedia of Japanese Castles. Groningen: Toyo Press. pp. 600 pages. ISBN 978-9492722300.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Koriyama Castle (Yamato).
- ^ Yamatokoriyama Archived 2006-10-06 at the Wayback Machine City Government official page, retrieved May 4, 2008
- ^ Kōriyama Castle https://www.japan.travel/en/spot/1000/
- ^ http://www.japanese-castle-explorer.com/castle_profile.html?name=Koriyama
- ^ "続日本100名城" (in Japanese). 日本城郭協会. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
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