| Alternate Name |
Hisamatsu-jo, Iyoo-jo |
| Founder |
Mizuno Katsunari |
| Year |
1622 |
| Reconstructed |
1966 (concrete) |
| Type |
Hilltop |
| Structure |
S levels, 6 stories |
| Condition |
Reconstructed |
| Rating |
★
★
★
★
☆
|
| Historical Site |
National Historic Site |
| Historical Value |
Top 100 Castles, Important Cultural Properties |
| Historical Artifacts |
Important Cultural Properties:
Fushimi Yagura, Sujigane Gate
|
| Location |
Fukuyama, Hiroshima Pref. |
| Map |
Google Map |
| Access |
Fukuyama Sta. (San'yo line); 5 minute walk |
| Website |
Fukuyama Castle Official Homepage |
| Notes |
Not personally visited. All pictures donated by Aldo S. |
| History |
In 1619, Mizuno Katsunari, a cousin of Tokugawa Ieyasu, was the first of the Tokugawa "inner lords" to be stationed in the Chuugoku region. He was placed here at Fukuyama to be just between the "outer lords" in Hiroshima and Okayama. He completed the castle in 1622. Fukuyama Castle was one of the greatest castle of the Edo Period but was mostly destroyed in the air raids of 1945. Only the Fushimi Yagura and Sujigane Gate survived. |
