How many castles are there in Tokyo 23 wards? There should be a lot of people who think, "There was a castle other than the Imperial Palace Edo Castle?" In fact, there are about 100 castle ruins in 23 wards and more than 200 castles in the whole of Tokyo. This time, we will introduce the 7 recommended castles that leave the feature well, along with the background history. Keyman is a great general, Dota Ota.
The confrontation between the lord and the assistant brought about the war in Kanto
Many people think that the castle is equal to the castle tower. However, the Tenshu is a symbol only (by the way, the term Tenshukaku is a popular name after the Meiji era, and it is properly Tenso ), and there is no castle with a Tenshu in the city. The castle is a defensive facility for fighting that digs the soil, makes a moat, and builds a moat with the soil that has been dug in order to prevent the attack of the external enemy, so that the character " castle " is written as "consists of soil" . There are many such medieval castle ruins in the city, and the ultimate figure can be said to be the Edo castle of the early modern period castle. This time, I will cover seven castles, but introduce not only their features but also the background behind them in the historical flow. There were various dramas there.
Tokyo, Saitama Prefecture, and a part of Kanagawa Prefecture were once called Musashi-no-kuni. Around the end of the Heian period, a samurai group called Musashi Seven Party will be established in Musashi country. Mr. Toshima (Chichibuhei), Mr. Adachi (Mr. Fujiwara), Mr. Kasai (Mr. Toshio's family), Mr. Edo (Mr. Chichibuhei), etc., who are involved in the flow; Supported and was active.
When entering the Muromachi period, General Ashikaga (Ashiga) is in Kyoto, and the family of General Ashikaga in the Kanto area is ruled by Kobo Kamakura (Kubo) . The assistant role of Kamakura Kokata was a job called the Kanto administration (Kanrei) , served by Mr. Uesugi for generations. Mr. Uesugi can be divided into two major groups, the Yamauchi Uenosugi family, who mostly goes after the Kanto administrations, and the Uesugi family Ugisugi family.
In the long run, Kumakura Kamakura and the Kanto administration began to confront each other frequently, and the generals of Kyoto interspersed the beak and the Kanto was greatly disturbed. In particular, the reign of Kyotoku (1454-83) continues intermittently for 28 years , and before the reign of Kyoto's Unin (1467-77 ), which is called the beginning of the Warring States period, the Kanto region began Then, the battle had already started, and even if the rebellion ended, the battle continued.
Ota Michio image (3rd Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo International Forum)
The appearance of the master of the early warring States era, Ota Dorin
Therefore, it was the family house of the Ogiya Kamisugi family (Kasai) and Ota Michisuke (Otaokan) that show their prominence . The role of the housekeeper is to take over the home administration, and the chief executive officer is appointed. In order to curb Mr. Shimousa's Mr. Chiba who is on the side of the public channel (now called Furukawa in Kamakura to Shimousa, currently moving to Furukawa from Shigaosa, Shiboso, currently in northern Chiba and western Ibaraki), the Tone River lower basin To build a castle It was the "Edo Castle" that was built in the former territory of Mr. Edo around Yasushi 2 (1456). In addition, we will build Inaji Castle as a castle connecting Edo Castle and Iwatsuki Castle (now Saitama Prefecture).
Inaeda Castle ruins and steep stairs
Recommended castle 1
"Inease Castle"
(Kita-ku Akabane Nishi 1-chome)
I also read "inashi" and "inatsuki". Located on the tip of the Akabane plateau, and immediately after JR Akabane Station's west exit or south exit, the terraced land on the south side from the Shish 勝 Temple grounds is a castle ruin. The flat part where Shishatsu-ji Temple is built is seen as the main building, and the north side that climbs to the mountain gate is a steep cliff, and the east and west are also cliffs. An empty moat was detected from the south side, and it cut off the flat surface and the castle following the south. The Iwasu Highway runs to the east. Inaeda Castle, which retains its feature on the terrain, is considered to be the construction of Ota Douri, and Shish 勝 ji is Oda's Bodhi Temple.
Access: JR "Akaba" get off about 5 minutes on foot
Soon after, Mr. Yamauchi Uesugi's Mr. Shigehito Nagao is dissatisfied with the lord Uesugi family over the succession of his family's occupation, and he rebels and connects with Kouko Furukawa (5 years of civilization <1473>, Kageharu Nagao). This was also a conflict between you and your assistant. Furthermore, Mr. Toshima of "Ishigami Ijo" , which boasts the largest power in Musashi country, agrees with Nagao Kageharu. The Yamauchi and Ogitani Ryo Kamisugi family were in trouble before the collaboration of Furukawa Kouko, Nagao Kageharu and Toshima. Doraku will try to lead reconciliation, but it will break down.
"If so," the superiors of the battle aimed at defeating each individual. If you entrust the absence of Edo Castle to Lord of Setagaya Castle , Kirara Naritaka and others, first civilization 9 years (1477), the castle of Sagami in Nagao Kageharu (current Kanagawa Prefecture) Drop it. Next, the power defeated Mr. Toshima near Edo Castle in the Ekoda-Numabag Battle (Nakano Ward) on April 13, and dropped Ishigami Ijo on the 28th without putting in a short hair, and chased away the power of Mr. Toshima .
Ishigami Ishiro Tombstone and Sanhoji Pond
Recommended castle 2
"Shikujii Castle"
(Ishigami Idai 1-chome, Nerima Ward)
Tokyo's 23 wards were mostly under the rule of Mr. Toshima during the Middle Ages, and it is said that the scattered Kumano Shrine and Hikawa Shrine are their names. Kasai, Itabashi, Shimura and Akatsuka were among the family members. Ishigami Ijo is the home of Mr. Toshima, and is built on a plateau facing the Sanhoji Pond that provides water to the Ishigami River. When Mr. Toshima sided with Nagao Kageharu and Kokawa Furukawa, the hostile Ota provokes Mr. Toshima's Nerima castle, and he fights with the Toshiyasu Taisei and Taimei brothers who followed him with Ekoda and Numabag to defeat Taimei. Even if defeated Taishi goes to Ishigami Ijo, he throws away the castle to the attack of dormitory and falls down. On the other hand, there is also a legend that when the castle was dropped, Taikoshi attached a golden eagle to Hakuba, entered the waters of Sanhoji Pond, and threw her daughter Teruhime in pursuit of the trace of his father. The ruins of the castle are well preserved in the moats and toes of the main castle. The adjacent Hikawa Shrine was also a castle area. In addition, Nerima Castle (in Torishima Park in Nerima Ward) and Hiratsuka Castle (both in Kita Ward, Toshima Castle) are among the supporting castles of Mr. Toshima.
Access: Seibu Ikebukuro Line "Shikujii Park" get off about 20 minutes on foot
Next, on May 14 of the same year, Dohyaku called out Nagao Kageharu and defeated it in the battle of Dodohara (now, Saitama Prefecture), and the castles of Kageharu also fell and swept away the power. Furthermore, the next day of civilization 10 years (1478), the Chiba Takaya (Noritane) who supports Kouko Kokawa is defeated by the battle of Sakaiinahara (currently Chiba Prefecture), and the civilization 11 years (1479) July We also attacked Kushijo and Usui Castle (now Chiba Prefecture).
In this situation, the unfairly chased the Shimousa by his family, and Chiba's own self-indulgence (this one), who has been protected by Ogiya Kamisugi, tries to return to Shimosa. . Doraku has welcomed the self-indulgents who have been pulled up to "Akatsuka Castle" and "Shimura Castle" .
Akatsuka Castle Monument and Honmaru
Recommended castle 3
"Akatsuka Castle"
(Itabashi Ward Akatsuka 5-chome)
In the northwest of Itabashi-ku Takashimadaira, there is a pond where groundwater has become a reservoir. It is Akatsuka Castle built on the hill overlooking this pond, but I do not know the time of construction or the person who built it. It is probably under the rule of Mr. Toshima in the Middle Ages and it was likely to have been the castle of Toshi's family Akatsuka. To the north of the castle there was the passing of the rapids of Arakawa, and it was also a key point of water and land transportation that held the Kamakura Road connecting the north and south of Musashi country. Ota Michihiro puts Akatsuka Castle into the self-respected Chiba that escaped from Shimosa. It is estimated that the castle ruins consisted of the one circling circle where the monument of Motomaru ruins is built, the two circling rings that are currently in the plum forest, and the three circling rings on the west side, but the details are unknown. Access: Toei Mita Line "Nishitakashimadaira" get off about 15 minutes on foot
Shimura Castle ruin monument built in the Kumano Shrine grounds
Recommended castle 4
"Shimura Castle"
(Itabashi Ward Shimura 2-chome)
It is said that Shimura Shokan was invited from Kumano in Nagano 3 (1042) in the Kumano Shinto shrine built in the castle ruins, but it is unknown about the castle. It is highly likely that Mr. Shimura, a member of Toshima, has built it. The castle is located on the long plateau in the east and west where Arakawa's tributary and Dei rivers go around on the west and south sides with the Arakawa to the north. The estimated castle area is 200 meters north to south, 450 meters east to west. The castle is divided into three turning rings by two Horikiri, and an empty moat and a tomb remain in the west of Kumano Shrine. It is said that the Chiba family entered the Shimura Castle when it became a supporting castle of Akatsuka Castle, when Chiba Akatsuka Castle entered Akatsuka Castle by Ota Doshu. After that, Mr. Chiba of Akatsuka Castle and Shimura Castle followed Mr. Hojo of Odawara. In addition, Ishihama Castle (Taito Ward) is also in the castle that Mr. Chiba relied on. Access: Toei Mita Line "Shimura Sanchome" get off about 5 minutes on foot
The Tokugawa family's crest
Dojo to Odawara Hojo for 100 years, and Tokugawa for Edo 260
Civilization 12 years (1480), Nagao Kageharu is raised again and Kouko Furukawa will support this, but Dohri attacked Hino Kaisha (now, Saitama Prefecture) based on Kageharu. Koga Furukawa gives up on the continuation of the war, and the 14th year of civilization (1483) concludes the reunification, and the 28 years of the reign of Kyotoku is finally over. It was obvious to anyone that the achievement was in the Ota Doshin, where Hachimen Loppi played an active part.
However, it is common in the world for the Lord to hold unsuspecting doubts and jealousy when the voice of the vassal grows too large. Civilization 18 years (1486), the main lord of the irrigated, Ogasuya Uesugi Masamasa invites the irrigated to the Kasuya Building, which is the headquarters, and is assassinated. Near the end of his life, Doshu was said to have said, "Our death," but according to the words, Ogitani Kamisugi's path followed the path of destruction.
It was Mr. Hokujo Odahara who took over the Kanto region during the warring period on behalf of Mr. Uesugi's power. Mr. Hojo 2nd Mr. Ujitsuna (Ujitsuna) secures the “Edo Castle” built by Doshu. In addition, Mr. Tsuji married her daughter to Yoriyasu Kira (more easier) in Setagaya Castle, and holds Mr. Kira who is Ashikaga Ichimon under his umbrella. Yoriyasu was the son of Seitaka, who helped Edo Castle to go out without assistance. Mr. Chiba of Akatsuka Castle and Shimura Castle will also be a vassal of Mr. Hojo.
Setagaya Castle ruins
Recommended castle 5
"Setagaya Castle"
(Godoku-ji 2-chome, Setagaya-ku)
Kototsu, Gotokuji Temple located near the Setagaya Ward Office. It is known as the beckoning cat legend and the Hida Nei Iya's Bodhi Temple, but Setagaya Castle remains adjacent to the temple. A residence was built around Yonaga (1394-1426) by Mr. Kira, who is one of the members of Ashikaga, and Kirari Naritaka was remodeled as a castle and called "Setagaya Gosho." Because his wife is from Ogiya Kamisugi's family, she works consistently with Ota Doshu. The castle was built on the south of Tongue Plateau, and the three rivers of the Kasyama River were washed, making it a natural moss. At the present time, there are earthen and empty moats along Gotokuji approach road, and the adjacent high hill is Setagaya Joshi Park. The main gate was thought to have been in Gotokuji, and the temple and the Joshi Park area would have been a castle area. In addition, there was Okusawa Castle (Okawa, Setagaya-ku, Kuchinbutsu Joshinji Temple) where Ohira Dewa Ward was based in the castle of Setagaya Castle.
Access: Tokyu Setagaya Line "Miyano Saka" get off about 5 minutes on foot
It was Hojo who reigned in the Kanto region for about five hundred years since the first generation Ise Sogo (Hajime Hojo), but was destroyed by the attack of Odawara by Toyoyoshi Hideyoshi in 1590 (1590). It was Tokugawa Ieyasu who entered Kanto instead. Ieyasu built Doheroku and made a major renovation of the Edo Castle based on Mr. Hojo to a modern castle, and it was transformed into the largest castle in Japan, making it a castle of Tokugawa 260 years.
Edo Castle Fujimi Pass
Recommended castle 6
"Edo Castle"
(Chiyoda-ku, Chiyoda)
The Edo Castle, which is now the Imperial Palace, was built for the third generation of Ieyasu Tokugawa, Hidetada, and Iemitsu. It is a rare castle in the world including Honmaru, Ninomaru, Saninomaru, Nishinomaru, Kitanomaru and Fukai Guruwa, surrounded by outer rings, including today's entire Chiyoda Ward and most of Chuo Ward and part of Minato Ward. In the past, Ieyasu, Hidetada, and Iemitsu had given rise to new towers, but they were destroyed by the great fire of the Ming calendar at the time of the 4th Shogun family, and have not been rebuilt since. The first Edo Castle built by Douta Ota is said to be the current Motomaru part.
Access: Get off at "Otemachi" subway line Exit C13a for about 5 minutes to Ote Gate
And to the end of the Edo period. In 1953, on the arrival of Perry, who led the US fleet, the Tokugawa Shogunate built the Shinagawa Daiba in order to strengthen the defense of Edo Bay. Daiba is a battery station. This is also one of the castles that remain in Tokyo.
Third Daiba
Recommended castle 7
"Third Daiba"
(Minato Ward Daiba 1)
After Japan's Perry 6 years in Japan, the Shogunate embarks on strengthening the Edo Bay defense. Then there was the admonition of Egawa Taro Saemon Hideryu (Egawa Watarumon) and others, and the Western-style sea battery "Odaiba" construction was decided. Daiba is a quadrilateral or pentagonal form surrounded by stone walls, and the size is about 160m to 180m per side, taking the existing third Daiba as an example. A stone wall was built on the stone wall, and an 18 pound cannon was installed there. In the case of Daidaiba, there are 5 gates in the southeast and southwest, and 4 gates in the northeast and northwest. We planned to build 11 such Daiba from Minami-Shinagawa hunting town (Shinagawa Amagasaki) on the sea of Fukagawa Amagasaki. Further along the way, we will add the continuous Goten Sanshitadaiba. Of these, the first, second and third daibas were completed in July of the following year, and the fifth, sixth and Gotenyama Shidaiba were completed in December of the same year. The fourth and the seventh start construction, but are canceled on the way. The eighth and subsequent constructions will be unfinished. Perry's re-launch was early in February, so I was not able to make it as a result, but it was said that Perry did not enter Edo Bay, seeing Daiba under construction. Odaiba was an arrangement that could be used to cross fire enemy ships, but it did not actually fire. The extant ones are the third and sixth daibas, and the third daiba can be viewed freely.
Access: Yurikamome "Odaiba Seaside Park" get off about 15 minutes on foot
You can easily make a castle tour "ladder"
What did you think. The seven castles picked up this time were all castles related to Ota road irrigation except for the third Daiba. When you visit, you will feel the atmosphere of the time and the breath of people related to the castle from the terrain and so on. In the image of the Edo period followed by the world of Taiping, the 23 wards are generally thought to be unrelated to a battle, but it was also a stage of intense battle from the late Muromachi period to the Warring States period.
There are also surprisingly many people who have not visited Edo Castle while living in the suburbs of Tokyo, but it is extremely wasteful. The largest and strongest castle in Japan by the Tokugawa Shogunate is currently an imperial palace, and in a sense active, just walking around the public palace, the Imperial Palace, the Ninomaru and the Sanomaru, should be spectacular. And Odaiba, a tourist spot facing Tokyo Bay, was another castle that was born out of a sense of crisis at the end of the Edo period.
Visiting these castles, you can "ladder" more than one day a day by railway if you are in a convenient city. Choose a nice day and head out for a stroll around the city's castles. The scenery of Tokyo may look different from that before.
Reference: Motoki Kuroda "Illustration Ota Doshi", Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education ed. "Medieval Castle Hall in Tokyo"
Sentence / Mr. Akito
