, sometimes called or was the
castle of the
Bingo
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-Fukuyama
Han
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during the
Edo period
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of
Japanese history
The first human inhabitants of the Japanese archipelago have been traced to prehistoric times around 30,000 BC. The Jōmon period, named after its cord-marked pottery, was followed by the Yayoi period in the first millennium BC when new inventi ...
.
The castle is located in
Fukuyama Park Fukuyama may refer to:
People
* Francis Fukuyama, Japanese-American philosopher and political economist
* Fukuyama (surname), other people with the name
Places
*Fukuyama, Hiroshima, city in Japan
*Fukuyama, Kagoshima was a town located in Aira ...
in
Fukuyama, Hiroshima
is a city located on the Ashida River in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of September 30, 2019, the city has an estimated population of 468,812 and a population density of 904.80 persons per km2. The total area is .
After Hiroshima, it is the l ...
near
Fukuyama Station
is a railway station in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines
Fukuyama Station is served by the following JR West lines.
* Sanyo Shinkansen
* Sanyo Main Line
* Fukuen Line
Station Layout
The Sany ...
.
Overview
The castle was built on a hill on the Fukuyama plain and it was the capital of Bingo Fukuyama Han. Construction was started in 1619 during the
Genna era, and was completed in 1622. The castle was created by Mizuno Katsunari, one of the first Tokugawa hereditary vassals, on order by the Tokugawa shōgun. The castle stood seven stories tall, and was surrounded by double
moats which provided an inlet to the
Seto Inland Sea.
The Mizuno clan maintained control over the castle from its construction until 1700.
Fukuyama Castle was one of the ''
tenshu
is an architectural typology found in Japanese castle complexes. They are easily identifiable as the highest tower within the castle. Common translations of ''tenshu'' include keep, main keep, or ''donjon''.
''Tenshu'' are characterized as ty ...
'' that survived the
Meiji Restoration
The , referred to at the time as the , and also known as the Meiji Renovation, Revolution, Regeneration, Reform, or Renewal, was a political event that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. Although there were ...
, however it suffered extensive damage from Allied attacks in
World War II
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; most buildings of the castle were destroyed.
Most of the
dry stone
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was later removed, and
Fukuyama Station
is a railway station in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines
Fukuyama Station is served by the following JR West lines.
* Sanyo Shinkansen
* Sanyo Main Line
* Fukuen Line
Station Layout
The Sany ...
was built very near where the castle stood. The main tower was rebuilt with concrete in 1966.
Gallery
File:Fukuyama castle the keep.jpg, Castle keep.
File:Fukuyama castle04s2010.jpg, Keep, seen from the side.
File:Fukuyama Castle oldphoto southeast side.jpg, Panorama of the castle in 1873.
File:Fushimi yagura of Fukuyama Castle in 1934.jpg, Fushimi Tower ('' Fushimi yagura '') in 1934.
File:Fukuyama castle05s2048.jpg, Gate Sujigane (''Sujigane-go-mon'').
File:Fukuyama castle11s2040.jpg, Bathhouse (''Yudono'').
File:Fukuyama castle09s2048.jpg, Kane Tower (''Kane yagura'').
File:Fukuyama castle Honmaru.jpg, Courtyard
See also
*
Japanese castle
are fortresses constructed primarily of wood and stone. They evolved from the wooden stockades of earlier centuries, and came into their best-known form in the 16th century. Castles in Japan were built to guard important or strategic sites, such ...
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