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After Fukushima Masanori was replaced by [[Mizuno Katsunari]] as lord of Fukuyama in 1619, Katsunari named his son [[Mizuno Katsutoshi]] to be lord of Tomo. Katsutoshi was to be the last "lord" or castellan of Tomo, being replaced by Hagino Shin'emon, who became the first of a long line of ''[[Tomo bugyo|Tomo bugyô]]'' (Tomo Magistrates), who occupied the mansion (''yashiki'', formerly known as the "castle," or ''oshiro'') and oversaw the administration of the port-town from that time forward.
After Fukushima Masanori was replaced by [[Mizuno Katsunari]] as lord of Fukuyama in 1619, Katsunari named his son [[Mizuno Katsutoshi]] to be lord of Tomo. Katsutoshi was to be the last "lord" or castellan of Tomo, being replaced by Hagino Shin'emon, who became the first of a long line of ''[[Tomo bugyo|Tomo bugyô]]'' (Tomo Magistrates), who occupied the mansion (''yashiki'', formerly known as the "castle," or ''oshiro'') and oversaw the administration of the port-town from that time forward.
The ''bugyô's'' mansion sat up against a hill or mountain to the south, and was fronted by moats to the north and east. A castle gate with an ''irimoya''-style roof stood atop stone foundations, and there was a residence for ''[[ashigaru]]'' on the site as well. All of this was destroyed, however, in a fire on 1711/1/13. The mansion was over nine ''tan'' in size (75 by 36 1/2 bays).
The former site of the castle is today home to the Fukuyama City Tomonoura History Museum.
The former site of the castle is today home to the Fukuyama City Tomonoura History Museum.
