Suncheon Japanese Castle

Suncheon Japanese Castle, also known as Suncheon Waeseong (순천왜성順天倭城), Yegyo (예교曳橋), Manghaedae (망해대望海臺), etc, in Korean, Juntenjō (順天城) in Japanese, is the only remaining Japanese castle in Jeollanam province of Korea, and the battle field of Yi Sunsin who tempted Konishi Yukinaga from here to Noryang Point known as Battle of Noryang Point.

Characteristics

Yagura (Guard Tower) : 3 at least
Moats, Gates and other structures
Date of Construction : December 2nd,1597(established)
Founder : Ukita Hideie [宇喜多秀家] , Tōdō Takatora [勝堂高虎]
Status : The 171th Jeollanamdo monument
Area : 188,428㎡
Location : Sinseong-ri, Haeryong-myeon, Suncheon-si, Jeollanam-do

History

The castle was built by the Japanese generals Ukita Hideie and Tōdō Takatora as an outpost during the second invasion of Korea in 1597. The castle was constructed using mud and stone with scale of 120,600 sqm, outside castle (Hangul : 외성) 2502m, inside castle (Hangul : 내성) 1342m. The site consists of 3 outside mud castles (Hangul:외곽성 or 토석성) , 3 main stone castles (Hangul: 본성 석성) and 12 castle gates. It is the only castle preserved among 26 Japanese castles in the southern region.

The Japanese general Konishi Yukinaga stayed in this castle with 14,000 troops to fight on two occasions with Joseon and Ming (China) allied forces.

See also

* Suncheon
* Waeseong

External links

* [http://www.natsukusa.com/image/map-soonchun.jpgMap of Suncheon Japanese Castle]
* [http://www.suncheon.go.kr/home/english/tourism/tour_info/buddhist_temple/buddhist_temple_12/index.jsp Suncheon Waeseong (Castle built by Japanese), Chungmu Temple]
* http://www.ngokim.pe.kr/imjin/~LWF0045.bmp
* http://www.ngokim.pe.kr/imjin/imjin.htm