Difference between revisions of "Sunpu castle"
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| − | *'' | + | *''Built: [[1585]], [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]'' |
| − | *''Type:Flatland'' | + | *''Type: Flatland ''hirajiro'''' |
| − | + | *''Demolished: [[1869]]'' | |
| − | + | *''Reconstructed: 1989, 1996 (''yagura'')'' | |
| − | *''Demolished:[[1869]]'' | + | *''Location: [[Shizuoka]], [[Suruga province]]'' |
| − | *''Reconstructed:1989,1996( | + | *''Japanese'': 駿府城 ''(Sunpu-jou)'' |
| − | *''Location:[[Suruga province]]'' | + | |
| + | Sunpu-jô was among [[Tokugawa Ieyasu|Tokugawa Ieyasu's]] main bases of operations prior to his establishing himself in [[Edo]]. He also retired to Sunpu after passing the [[Tokugawa shogunate|shogunate]] to his son, [[Tokugawa Hidetada]]. | ||
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| + | In [[1610]], when Ieyasu met with [[Shimazu Iehisa]] and prisoner of war King [[Sho Nei|Shô Nei]] of [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]] at Sunpu, the castle featured three concentric rings of moats, and a five-story (seven floors) main keep tower (''tenshu'') decorated in gold, silver, tin, and bronze.<ref>"Shizuoka wo aruku" 静岡を歩く, ''Momoto'' モモト 14 (April 2013), n.p.</ref> | ||
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*[[Nihon no Meijo]] | *[[Nihon no Meijo]] | ||
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Revision as of 23:46, 25 June 2015
- Built: 1585, Tokugawa Ieyasu
- Type: Flatland hirajiro'
- Demolished: 1869
- Reconstructed: 1989, 1996 (yagura)
- Location: Shizuoka, Suruga province
- Japanese: 駿府城 (Sunpu-jou)
Sunpu-jô was among Tokugawa Ieyasu's main bases of operations prior to his establishing himself in Edo. He also retired to Sunpu after passing the shogunate to his son, Tokugawa Hidetada.
In 1610, when Ieyasu met with Shimazu Iehisa and prisoner of war King Shô Nei of Ryûkyû at Sunpu, the castle featured three concentric rings of moats, and a five-story (seven floors) main keep tower (tenshu) decorated in gold, silver, tin, and bronze.[1]
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References
- ↑ "Shizuoka wo aruku" 静岡を歩く, Momoto モモト 14 (April 2013), n.p.
