Okazaki Castle
Okazaki Castle 岡崎城 | |
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Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan | |
![]() The reconstructed castle tower restored in 1959 | |
Coordinates | 34°57′23″N 137°09′32″E / 34.95639°N 137.15889°E |
Type | hilltop-style Japanese castle |
Site information | |
Owner | reconstructed 1982 |
Open to the public | yes |
Site history | |
Built | 1455, 1542 |
Built by | Saigo Tsugiyori Matsudaira Kiyoyasu |
In use | Edo period |
Demolished | 1871 |
Okazaki Castle (岡崎城, Okazaki-jō) is a
History
Saigo Tsugiyori built an earthen-walled fortification in the Myodaiji area of Okazaki, near the present castle in 1455.
Following the creation of the
In 1869, the final daimyō of Okazaki Domain, Honda Tadanao, surrendered Okazaki Castle to the new
The current donjon was reconstructed in 1959 to boost local tourism. In 2006, it was proclaimed one of the 100 Fine Castles of Japan. The ferroconcrete structure has three roofs and five interior floors, and contains exhibits of artifacts from the original castle, Japanese swords, armor and dioramas illustrating local history. The main gate of the castle was reconstructed in 1993, and the east corner yagura in 2010.
In 2007, construction work near the castle revealed stonework from the castle’s outer baileys, lending evidence to the claim that Okazaki Castle was once the fourth largest in Japan.
The remaining castle grounds are now a park, with a museum dedicated to the life of Tokugawa Ieyasu and the Mikawa
Pictures
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Okazaki Flower Festival
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Okazaki Flower Festival
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Detail view of Okazaki castle
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Statue of Tokugawa Ieyasu
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Tokugawa Ieyasu Karakuri Clock Tower
Literature
- Benesch, Oleg and Ran Zwigenberg (2019). Japan's Castles: Citadels of Modernity in War and Peace. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 374. ISBN 9781108481946.
- De Lange, William (2021). An Encyclopedia of Japanese Castles. Groningen: Toyo Press. pp. 600 pages. ISBN 978-9492722300.
- 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.
External links
Notes
- ^ Yūkyū Rōman Pamphlet (English), City of Okazaki Tourism Division/Okazaki Tourism Association
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