Hirosaki Castle

Hirosaki Castle

Hirosaki Castle (弘前城, "Hirosaki-jō") is a 17th century Japanese castle located in Hirosaki city, Aomori prefecture, Japan. It was constructed in 1611 by the local Tsugaru clan. A three-storied castle tower, fortified moats, castle gates and some corner turrets ("yagura") survive or have been reconstructed.

The surrounding Hirosaki Park is one of Japan's most famous cherry blossom spots. Over a million people enjoy the park's 2600 trees during the "sakura matsuri" (cherry blossom festival) when the cherry blossoms are in bloom, usually during the Japanese Golden Week holidays in the end of April and beginning of May.

Literature

*cite book | title=Castles in Japan| last=Schmorleitz| first=Morton S.| date=1974| pages= | publisher=Charles E. Tuttle Co.| location=Tokyo| id=ISBN 0-8084-1102-4
*cite book | title=Japanese Castles| last=Motoo| first=Hinago| date=1986| pages= 200 pages| publisher=Kodansha| location=Tokyo| id=ISBN 0-87011-766-1


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Hirosaki — shi (弘前市) La gare de Hirosaki en hiver Administration Pays Japon Région Tōhoku Préfecture …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Hirosaki, Aomori — Infobox City Japan Name= Hirosaki JapaneseName= 弘前市 Map Region= Tōhoku Prefecture= Aomori Prefecture District= Area km2= 523.60 PopDate= May 1, 2008 Population= 184,675 Density km2= 352.7 Coords= LatitudeDegrees= 40 LatitudeMinutes= 36… …   Wikipedia

  • Hirosaki Domain — The nihongo|Hirosaki Domain|弘前藩|Hirosaki han was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in northern Mutsu Province (modern day Hirosaki, Aomori). It was ruled by the Tsugaru clan. A branch of the family ruled the adjoining Kuroishi… …   Wikipedia

  • Hirosaki — ▪ Japan  city, Aomori ken (prefecture), northern Honshu, Japan. The isolated volcanic cone of Mount Iwaki, a pilgrimage site, rises to the west. Located on the Tsugaru Plain, Hirosaki developed as a castle town, and the remains of Hirosaki Castle …   Universalium

  • Hirosaki — 弘前市 Prefectura de Japón …   Wikipedia Español

  • Château de Hirosaki — et cerisiers en fleur Nom local 弘前城 Période ou style Époque d’Edo Type Château japonais, hirayamajiro …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Castillo Hirosaki — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Castillo Hirosaki …   Wikipedia Español

  • Tsugaru clan — Family name name = Tsugaru imagesize= 180px caption= Hirosaki Castle, Edo era seat of government for the Tsugaru clan pronunciation = Tsugaru region = Japanese origin = Japanese related names = footnotes = The nihongo|Tsugaru… …   Wikipedia

  • List of castles in Japan — This is a list of castles in Japan. Also see Japanese castle. NOTOC A*Aizuwakamatsu Castle (Tsuruga Castle), Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima *Akashi Castle, Akashi, Hyōgo *Akō Castle, Akō, Hyōgo *Aoba Castle, Sendai, Miyagi *Aya Castle, Aya, Miyazaki… …   Wikipedia

  • Tsugaru Nobuhira — nihongo|Tsugaru Nobuhira|津軽信枚| (May 9, 1586 February 14, 1631) was a Japanese daimyo of the early Edo period, who ruled the Hirosaki Domain. As with his brothers, he was a Christian.Hirosaki Castle was completed during his tenure as… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”