Minakuchi Castle

Minakuchi Castle
Minakuchi Castle's reconstructed yagura
Another view of the yagura

Minakuchi Castle (水口城 Minakuchi-jō?), also known as Hekisui Castle, is a hirashiro (castle on a plain) located in Kōka, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.

History

Minakuchi Castle was constructed in 1634 by Tokugawa Iemitsu as a way station he could stay at during his travels between Kyoto and Edo (modern day Tokyo) on the Tōkaidō Road as the fiftieth stop.[1] It was built in a similar fashion to Nijō Castle.[2] Katō Akitomo became lord of Minakuchi Castle in 1682 and his descendants ruled it until the Meiji Restoration, when parts of it were sold and dismantled. As the castle was built for the Shōgun, the Katō never used the palace in the honmaru (innermost bailey), instead constructing one in the ninomaru (second bailey).[3]

Today

Most of Minakuchi Castle lies in ruins, though in 1991 some walls, two gates, and a yagura (turret) were reconstructed. A museum about the castle is located in the yagura.[3]

References

  1. ^ 日本吉 - Nippon-Kichi
  2. ^ Minakuchi Castle
  3. ^ a b Minakuchi Castle

Coordinates: 34°58′14″N 136°09′52″E / 34.970446°N 136.164583°E / 34.970446; 136.164583


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