Castle History from the J-Castle website
Akechi Mitsuhide built Fukuchiyama Castle under the orders of Oda Nobunaga to pacify the Tanba area. Mitsuhide established the castle town and also improved flood control of the Yura River. The "Akechi Yabu" a strip of land covered in trees along the Yura River was a flood break near the castle and is one such remnant of these works. It is often pointed out to demonstrate Mistuhide's interest not just in pacifying the lands but build up the castle town and infrastructure, making the region successful.
After the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 Arima Toyouji became lord of the castle. He expanded and fortified the castle into the Fukuchiyama Castle we see today. Lordship of the castle changed hands a number of times until Kutsuki Tanemaki became lord of the castle in 1669. From then until the Meiji Restoration, 13 generations of the Kutsuki family ruled over Fukuchiyama.
3 comments:
It's a beautiful castle, but there seems to be no one around. Were you there early in the morning?
Is there a museum inside?
Some of these Japanese chastles look quite small, but this is a big one!
Akechi Mitsuhide, the lord of Fukuchiyama Castle, was a very famous military commander. He rebelled against Oda Nobunaga, a famous general at the time, and forced him to commit suicide. I believe this incident was a very important turning point in Japanese history.
Akechi Mitsuhide did not have a very good reputation because he was a rebel, but modern research shows that he was popular with the common people because he developed a castle town. Thank you for sharing important castle. But, my favorite story is the historical mystery of how the body of Oda Nobunaga, who committed suicide, was never found.
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