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Collected by the Inagaki family, the Toba Daimyō from the mid-Edo period to the Meiji Restoration, as materials for military studies. There are about 350 illustrations, but there is no uniformity because only illustrations of castles, illustrations including castle towns, and old battlefield illustrations are mixed.
Another typical example of a castle picture in the Edo period is "The Shōhō Shiroezu", picture of the castle and castle town that the Edo Shogunate ordered the daimyō to create and submit,aggregating military information such as the buildings inside the castle, the height of the stone wall, the width of the moat and the water depth, etc., it also details the location and shape of the castle town and the mountain river.
Profile : Bicchūmatsuyama Castle Ruins
| Location | Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture |
| Also known as | Takahashi Castle |
| Type of castle | Mountaintop |
| Mountain's name | Mt.Gagyū (Mt.Komatsu) |
| Elevation | 430m |
| Condition | original main keep |
| Designation | National Important Cultural Properties |
| Year built | 1240 |
| Abolished | 1874 |
| Castle lord | Akiba Shigenobu |
| Refurbishment lord | Mizunoya Clan |
The family crest was originally created from the pattern that the emperor and the royal family put on the kimono, and the pattern was made into a fixed pattern, and the one attached to his own oxcart is said to be the beginning of the family crest. The warlords drew large crests on the flag-fingers, used to distinguish enemy views on the battlefield, and used by the generals to determine which warlords were active and how much.
Bicchūmatsuyama Castle admission
admission fee : 500yen(Adult) 200yen(under Junior high school students) ※discount is available, pls reffer to below ↓↓
admission time :
(April 1-September 30) : am9-pm5:30
(October 1-March 31) : am9-pm4:30
closing period : December 29 - January 3) reference official site (japanese)
Bicchūmatsuyama Castle Google Map
Bicchūmatsuyama Castle Images
From the left, there are "Rokunohira Yagura" , "Minami Gomon", "Gonohira Yagura", and main keep. The castle tower has double structure-second floor, decorated with bay windows and a slightly larger gable. there is a long hearth made of slate inside. The mountaintop castle that has a main keep still exist is the only one in Japan, designated as National Important Cultural Property.
Link-1 : Japanese three most great mountaintop castle
【central japan】Iwamura Castle 【west japan】Takatori Castle 【west japan】Bicchūmatsuyama Castle
Link-2 : Original main Keep
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