Toyotomi
Fushimi Castle
伏見城
| Founder | Toyotomi Hideyoshi |
| Year | 1594 |
| Reconstructed | 1964 |
| Type | Flatland |
| Condition | Reconstructed |
| Rating | ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ |
| Location | Kyoto |
| Map | Google Map |
| Access | Momoyama Station (JR Nara Line) |
| Notes | Not personally visited, pictures donated by Cesare Polenghi. According to my sources, the castle/museum is now closed and no longer open to the public. If anyone can confirm this please let me know. |
| History |
The mock castle you see in the pictures here was built on this spot because the original location of Fushimi Castle is on Imperial property and cannot be entered. It seems Fushimi Castle was never destined to have a successful life. The original Fushimi Castle was founded in 1594 by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Just one year later it was destroyed in a great earthquake. Hideyoshi commanded another castle to be built near this location. He died a couple years after its completion. Tokugawa Ieyasu then moved into the castle which was destroyed in a battle before the battle of Sekigahara. He rebuilt the castle again only to have it dismantled as a part of his own one castle per country laws. Some of the yagura gained new life as the Fushimi Yagura at Fukuyama Castle and the Fushimi Yagura at Osaka Castle. Now it seems this reconstruction has also met its own end. |
Viewer Comments
(4) | Post CommentI went to Momoyama last summer on a special trip to see Fushimi-jo. Unfortunatly when I arrived on a public holiday without realizing it and the Donjon it's self was closed. I walked the grounds and I was inspired by how bold and elegant the structure was.
January 15, 2009 at 05:46 PM
This is a pretty decent reconstructed castle to visit. I've just got back from there a few hours ago. It is so easy to get there for people living in or near Kyoto City. Of course, it is not in its original location, and there is none of the original fortifications like fortified towers, wells, and gates that you will find at other castle sites, but for a reconstructed castle keep, it is no worse than other concrete keeps (as seen from the outside) like Fukuyama, Hiroshima, and Imabari Castle. The autumn leaves are showing now, and it is a good place to visit and take a few piccies. The castle itself is closed to the public, but you can stroll around in its garden and take photos of the keep from various angles. The best thing about it is that it's free. I reckon this castle deserves another star. For castle geeks, you can easily do this and Koriyama Castle Ruins in Nara in one day as both places are located near train stations on the same Kintetsu Line about an hour apart.
November 09, 2008 at 12:16 PM
Hello, Just got back from Japan and I did visit this castle and it's closed to the public. Still worth a visit though! I went on a week day and there was hardly anyone there so it's a good chance to get some excellent pics!
May 27, 2008 at 02:12 PM
interesting
April 17, 2008 at 01:06 AM