Komoro Castle
| Komoro Castle 小諸城 | |
|---|---|
| Komoro, Nagano Prefecture, Japan | |
 San-no-mon gate of Komoro Castle | |
  Komoro Castle 小諸城  Komoro Castle 小諸城 | |
| Coordinates | 36°19′38.41″N 138°25′2.09″E / 36.3273361°N 138.4172472°E |
| Type | hirayama-style Japanese castle |
| Site information | |
| Open to the public | yes |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1554 |
| Built by | Takeda Shingen or Yamamoto Kansuke (general) |
| In use | Sengoku-Edo period |
| Demolished | 1871 |
Komoro Castle (小諸城, Komoro-jō) is a
History
During the
After 1590, following the
The domain was transferred to the Hisamatsu branch of the Matsudaira clan from 1624–1648. In 1626, the donjon was struck by lightning and burned down. It was never rebuilt.[1] The domain and castle subsequently passed through a number of clans: the Aoyama from 1648-1662, the Sakai from 1662-1679, the Nishio from 1679–1682 and the Ishikawa clanfrom 1682–1702. In 1702, a junior branch of the Makino clan was awarded Komoro, and remained in control until the end of the Edo period. The castle was damaged from flooding in 1742 (ja).
Following the Meiji Restoration, Komoro Castle was abandoned, and in 1871 with the abolition of the han system, most of its remaining structures were demolished or donated to nearby Buddhist temples and a merchant house.[2]
Kaikoen
Currently, the castle's ruins are open to the public as Kaikoen (懐古園) which means the nostalgic park, along with two surviving gates, the
Also located within the former castle grounds is an amusement park, a zoo which opened in 1926, and a museum dedicated to
Komoro Castle was listed as one of the 100 Fine Castles of Japan by the Japan Castle Foundation in 2006.
Literature
- De Lange, William (2021). An Encyclopedia of Japanese Castles. Groningen: Toyo Press. pp. 600 pages. ISBN 978-9492722300.
- Takada, Tōru: Komoro-jo in: Miura, Masayuki (eds): Shiro to jin'ya. Tokoku-hen. Gakken, 2006. ISBN 978-4-05-604378-5, S. 100th
- Nishigaya, Yasuhiro (eds): Komoro-jo. In: Nihon Meijo Zukan, Rikogaku-sha, 1993. ISBN 4-8445-3017-8.
- Schmorleitz, Morton S. (1974). Castles in Japan. Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Co. pp. 144–145. ISBN 0-8048-1102-4.
- Motoo, Hinago (1986). Japanese Castles. Tokyo: Kodansha. p. 200 pages. ISBN 0-87011-766-1.
- Mitchelhill, Jennifer (2004). Castles of the Samurai: Power and Beauty. Tokyo: Kodansha. p. 112 pages. ISBN 4-7700-2954-3.
- Turnbull, Stephen (2003). Japanese Castles 1540–1640. Osprey Publishing. p. 64 pages. ISBN 1-84176-429-9.
Notes
- ^ Komoro castle – SamuraiWiki Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hometown Homepage – Komoro Archived 2007-10-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Komoro Castle Archived 2008-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hometown Homepage - Komoro Places to Visit Archived 2013-10-30 at the Wayback Machine
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