和歌山城 わかやまじょう Wakayama Castle

2017年4月20日星期四

和歌山城わかやまじょう Wakayama Castle

和歌山城是一座位於日本和歌山縣和歌山市的城堡，與松山城、姬路城合稱日本三大連立式平山城。

和歌山城曾經為德川御三家中治理紀伊藩（又名紀州藩、和歌山藩）的紀伊德川家的居所，紀伊藩的的第五代藩主吉宗和第十三代藩主慶福，後來分別成為幕府第八代將軍德川吉宗和第十四代將軍德川家茂。和歌山城曾經被日本指定為國寶，但是後來在第二次世界大戰期間遭到美軍轟炸而燒毀，現在的和歌山城是於1958年所重建完成的。和歌山縣出身的松下幸之助對於和歌山城重建提供許多資金

和歌山城（わかやまじょう）は、和歌山県和歌山市一番丁にある日本の城（平山城）である。徳川御三家の一つ紀州藩紀州徳川家の居城である。城跡は国の史跡に指定されている。

Wakayama Castle (和歌山城 Wakayama-jō) in Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, sits at the mouth of the Kii River. Originally Ōta castle, home of the Saiga Ikki, it was captured by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1585, during the Siege of Negoro-ji; many monks from Negoro-ji sought refuge in Ōta, which was soon destroyed by flood. Hideyoshi ordered the building of dams on three sides of the castle, focusing the rainwaters and diverting the river to ruin the castle. As hunger set in, the samurai, monks, and peasants inside Ōta surrendered, and fifty warrior monks led a final suicidal charge against Hideyoshi's army.

Ōta was rebuilt as a temple for the Shushin branch of Japanese Buddhism, to break from its history as a home to warrior monks. Wakayama Castle was then built on the same site, under the supervision of Toyotomi Hidenaga, Hideyoshi's brother, with Tōdō Takatora's participation. Asano Yoshinaga arrived in 1600 to serve as feudal lord, under Tokugawa Ieyasu.

In 1615 the castle was attacked by forces loyal to Toyotomi Hideyori, who were trying to end the siege of Osaka. In the summer of 1615, parts of the Osaka garrison left the city, ambushing various elements of the Tokugawa forces. Ono Harunaga, Hanawa Naoyuki and Okabe Noritsuna led part of the garrison in attacking Wakayama Castle, held by Asano Nagaakira at the time. They had with them 3000 men, but the castle had 5000 in its garrison. Asano's men left the castle to meet the Western (Toyotomi) forces in what came to be known as the 'battle of Kashii.' Hanawa and Okabe were killed, and Ono was forced to flee back to Osaka.

The castle's current appearance matches renovations made by Tokugawa Yorinobu, tenth son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, in the early 17th century.

At the end of the Edo period, in 1867, the feudal structure fell apart, and Wakayama Castle was opened to the public for the first time.

The castle was destroyed by Allied bombing during World War II, but was rebuilt in 1958 out of concrete and is open to the public as a symbol of the city and historical site.^[1]

Wakayama Castle. (2016, August 25). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved

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