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Fukuyama castle was the seat of the lord of [[Fukuyama han]], in what is today Fukuyama City, [[Hiroshima prefecture]]. It was built by [[Mizuno Katsunari]] in the 1620s-1630s. | Fukuyama castle was the seat of the lord of [[Fukuyama han]], in what is today Fukuyama City, [[Hiroshima prefecture]]. It was built by [[Mizuno Katsunari]] in the 1620s-1630s. | ||
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| + | One of the castle's towers, known as the Fushimi yagura, and one of its gates, the Sujigane-gomon, have been designated [[Important Cultural Properties]]. Both were originally constructed for [[Fushimi castle]], and were relocated to Fukuyama in the 1620s-1630s. The Fushimi yagura is a three-story tile-roofed tower in ''[[irimoya]]'' style, eight ''[[Japanese Measurements|ken]]'' by three ''ken'' in size. The Sujigane Gate is ten ''ken'' by three ''ken'' in size, also in ''irimoya'' style and with a tile roof.<ref>Plaques on-site at Fukuyama castle.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/36213649294/sizes/l]</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | *[[Nihon no Meijo]] | + | *Inoue Munekazu, ''[[Nihon no Meijo|Nihon no Meijô]]'', Yuzankaku Publishing (1992). |
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[[Category:Castles]] | [[Category:Castles]] | ||
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Revision as of 00:25, 17 October 2017
- Japanese: 福山城(Fukuyama-jou)
- Type: Flatland-Mountain
- Founder: Mizuno Katsunari
- Year: 1620-1633
- Destroyed: 1945
- Reconstructed: 1966(Tenshu)
- Location: Bingo province
Fukuyama castle was the seat of the lord of Fukuyama han, in what is today Fukuyama City, Hiroshima prefecture. It was built by Mizuno Katsunari in the 1620s-1630s.
One of the castle's towers, known as the Fushimi yagura, and one of its gates, the Sujigane-gomon, have been designated Important Cultural Properties. Both were originally constructed for Fushimi castle, and were relocated to Fukuyama in the 1620s-1630s. The Fushimi yagura is a three-story tile-roofed tower in irimoya style, eight ken by three ken in size. The Sujigane Gate is ten ken by three ken in size, also in irimoya style and with a tile roof.[1]
Links
References
- Inoue Munekazu, Nihon no Meijô, Yuzankaku Publishing (1992).
