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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 : Kōchi Castle Ruins
| Location | Kōchi City, Kōchi Prefecture |
| Also known as | Taka Castle (Taka simply means "Hawks") |
| Type of castle | Hilltop |
| Mountain's name | Mt.Ōtakasaka |
| Elevation | 44.4ｍ |
| Condition | original main keep |
| Year built | about mid 14th century |
| Abolished | 1871 |
| Castle lord | Yamauchi Clan |
| Refurbishment lord | Chōsokabe Motochika |
adapted from "Classical Japanese National Data Set" (Kokubunken Collection)
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.
Kōchi Castle admission
admission fee : 420yen (Adult)
admission time : am9-pm5
closing period : December 26 - January 1 reference official site (japanese)
Kōchi Castle Google Map
Kōchi Castle Images
(Hiroshima Castle, Marugame Castle, and Kochi Castle)
It is a rare and valuable historical example in Japan where many of the buildings still exist, even built during the Edo period.
The main keep that was destroyed by the fire in 1727 was rebuilt in1749 as a Bōrō type with triple-six floors.
Link-1 : Original Main Keep
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Link-2 : A castle designed by "Master of the castle" [block]15[/block]
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