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. Famous Places and Power spots of Edo 江戸の名所 .
. Persons and People of Edo - Personen .
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tenshukaku 天守閣 castle tower, castle keep
ooyagura 大櫓 big tower, turret
tenshudai 天守台
. Edo joo 江戸城 Edo-jo, Edojo, Edo Castle - Introduction .
Ieyasu built a very large and high castle tower, but his son Hidetada built a new one, and his grandson Iemitsu built yet another one.
When this tower was burned down in the Meireki fire, it was not rebuilt again, the money was instead used to rebuild the city of Edo.
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Tokugawa Ieyasu家康
1．慶長天守 （1607 - 1623) - 16 years Keicho / Keichō tower
59 m high
The castle of Ieyasu was ment to withstand an attack from an enemy.
This tower could be seen from everywhere in Edo and was the pride of all citizens.
It was on the Western side of the 本丸 Honmaru palace.
The walls were white.
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Tokugawa Hidetada秀忠
2．元和天守 (1623 - 1638) - 15 years / Genna tower
To protest against his father, Hidetada had the tower torn down and built a new one to the North of the Honmaru. The stone walls are still there today.
The building was meant to withstand earthquakes, the roof tiles from the first to the fifth floor were made from copper, which was much lighter than normal clay roof tiles.
The tiles slowly changed their color and turned green.
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Tokugawa Iemitsu家光
3．寛永天守 (1638 - 1657) - 19 years - Kanei tower
44,8 m high (51,5 m from the bottom of the stone wall to the top of the shachihoko鯱 decoration on the roof.)
Iemitsu wanted to make a castle tower in honor of his beloved grandfather, Ieyasu.
It is most probable that the carpenters only took off the outside materials of Hidetada's castle, left the interior and created a new outside.
On the fourth floor the tower had a karahafu八方正面 唐破風 gable on each side.
The main entrance was to the West.
The stone wall supporting the tower was 36.5 m to the North-South side and 33 m to the East-West side. The height of the stone wall was 11 m.
The basement room of the tower had a size of about 446 square meters and served as a storage for the weapons.
The first floor had a size of about 1110 m, the floor size becoming smaller and was only 304 m on the fifth floor.
The walls were made of white plaster.
Iemitsu had ordered 7 大名 Daimyo lords, two for the stone base and one for each floor to pay for the expenses.
It was a great honor to be named as such.
天守台石垣は黒田忠之、浅野光晟、
天守一重は水野勝成、二重は永井尚政、三重は松井康重、四重は松平忠国、五重は永井直清.
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江戸図屏風の寛永天守閣 Kanei Edo castle tower on a folding screen
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. Great Fire of Meireki 明暦の大火 - March 2–3, 1657 .
According to the wish of 会津藩士の保科正之 Hoshina Masayuki, Lord of the Aizu Domain and brother of Iemitsu,
the castle was not re-built, but the money was used to re-built the city.
There would be no more war in the Tokugawa regime, so no more need for a castle.
The absence of a castle tower became the new "symbol" of Edo and the Tokugawa clan who reigned for many generations from 1603 to 1868.
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Will Edo Castle's tower rise again?
A citizens' group aims to grace modern Tokyo with a medieval masterpiece lost to fire in 1657
... The group, called Edo-jo Saiken o Mezasu Kai (The Group to Aim for the Reconstruction of Edo Castle), was founded in 2004 by Naotaka Odake,
... tenshukaku donjon (main tower)
... The builder’s plan of the Kanei tower — archived at the Tokyo Metropolitan Library — is the only one left for any of Japan’s medieval castles, since in those times people were not in the habit of keeping a written record for reasons of security,
... Edo Castle’s tower was the highest and most spectacular one ever constructed in Japan. That was because one of its key purposes was to project the grandeur and authority of the Tokugawa Shogunate far and wide from this mighty city the feudal regime made its political capital.
“It was a symbol of peace. It helped to keep the nation from falling into chaos.”
- reference source : Japan Times 2010 -
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. Legends and Tales from Japan 伝説 - Introduction .
................................................................................. Fukui 福井県
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福井市 Fukui city
kitsune 狐 fox
城主が発狂したのは狐の仕業として、稲荷を祀った。以来、城内には決して犬を入れないように命じられていた。狐は、城の天守閣の井戸に住み、城内の鶏を荒らしても放免されていた。
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坂井郡 丸岡町
katame no hebi 片目の蛇
天守閣を建てる際、人柱を立てる事になり、片目の男が自ら名乗り出て、必ずお城を守ると言って生き埋めになった。お城の蛇が片目なのはこのためで、城が大軍に攻められると、蛇は霞を吹き出して救った。
................................................................................. Gifu 岐阜県
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大垣市 Ogaki city
hitobashira 人柱
天正１３年、秀吉が築城した大垣の天守には人柱に旅の六部が生きたまま塗り込められた。その霊が篭っているので、真夜中の丑三つ時に「チーン、チリン」と鉦の音が聞えてきたという。
................................................................................. Hyogo 兵庫県
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姫路市 Himeji city
. Osakabe no kami おさかべの神 female deity (or Yokai monster) .
venerated in the top of the tenshukaku 天守閣 main castle tower.
................................................................................. Kanagawa 神奈川県
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小田原市 Odawara city
tai 鯛
小田原侯は、昔から吉事がある毎に必ず城の櫓に一匹の鯛がおいてあるという。ある時2匹の鯛があったので、家臣らが例の吉瑞だと思い、小田原侯に献上した。侯がそれを食べたところ、後日召状がきて、幕府の顕職についたという。これは人間業ではないと思われる。
................................................................................. Nagano 長野県
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kappa 河童
松本城天守閣の下には、八幡太郎駒繋ぎ桜という木の切り株が残っている。各地に残る河童祭りの際に馬をつないでおく駒繋ぎの木の存在の一例である。
................................................................................. Osaka 大阪府
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大阪市
dainyuudoo 大入道
新築した大阪城の天守閣の鯱の尻のあたりから黒い煙が立ち昇り、大入道の形になるという怪異が生じた。昔、夏の陣の直後も黒い煙が昇り、秀頼と淀殿の祟りだといわれたことがある。実は昼は羽虫が集まり、夜は蝙蝠が集まっていたのだという。
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- reference : nichibun yokai database -
天守 / 天守閣 OK
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. Shiro - Japanese Castle Legends お城と伝説 .
. Edo, Tokyo 江戸 - 東京 - 伝説 Legends Index .
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. Famous Places and Powerspots of Edo 江戸の名所 .
. Edo bakufu 江戸幕府 The Edo Government .
. Doing Business in Edo - 商売 - Introduction .
. shokunin 職人 craftsman, craftsmen, artisan, Handwerker .
. senryu, senryū 川柳 Senryu poems in Edo .
. Japanese Architecture - The Japanese Home .
. Interior Design - The Japanese Home .
. Legends and Tales from Japan 伝説 - Introduction .
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. Famous Places and Power spots of Edo 江戸の名所 .
. Persons and People of Edo - Personen .
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tenshukaku 天守閣 castle tower, castle keep
ooyagura 大櫓 big tower, turret
tenshudai 天守台
. Edo joo 江戸城 Edo-jo, Edojo, Edo Castle - Introduction .
Ieyasu built a very large and high castle tower, but his son Hidetada built a new one, and his grandson Iemitsu built yet another one.
When this tower was burned down in the Meireki fire, it was not rebuilt again, the money was instead used to rebuild the city of Edo.
..............................................................................................................................................
source : blogs.yahoo.co.jp/merce_style...
Tokugawa Ieyasu家康
1．慶長天守 （1607 - 1623) - 16 years Keicho / Keichō tower
59 m high
The castle of Ieyasu was ment to withstand an attack from an enemy.
This tower could be seen from everywhere in Edo and was the pride of all citizens.
It was on the Western side of the 本丸 Honmaru palace.
The walls were white.
..............................................................................................................................................
source : blogs.yahoo.co.jp/merce_style...
Tokugawa Hidetada秀忠
2．元和天守 (1623 - 1638) - 15 years / Genna tower
To protest against his father, Hidetada had the tower torn down and built a new one to the North of the Honmaru. The stone walls are still there today.
The building was meant to withstand earthquakes, the roof tiles from the first to the fifth floor were made from copper, which was much lighter than normal clay roof tiles.
The tiles slowly changed their color and turned green.
..............................................................................................................................................
Tokugawa Iemitsu家光
3．寛永天守 (1638 - 1657) - 19 years - Kanei tower
44,8 m high (51,5 m from the bottom of the stone wall to the top of the shachihoko鯱 decoration on the roof.)
Iemitsu wanted to make a castle tower in honor of his beloved grandfather, Ieyasu.
It is most probable that the carpenters only took off the outside materials of Hidetada's castle, left the interior and created a new outside.
On the fourth floor the tower had a karahafu八方正面 唐破風 gable on each side.
The main entrance was to the West.
The stone wall supporting the tower was 36.5 m to the North-South side and 33 m to the East-West side. The height of the stone wall was 11 m.
The basement room of the tower had a size of about 446 square meters and served as a storage for the weapons.
The first floor had a size of about 1110 m, the floor size becoming smaller and was only 304 m on the fifth floor.
The walls were made of white plaster.
Iemitsu had ordered 7 大名 Daimyo lords, two for the stone base and one for each floor to pay for the expenses.
It was a great honor to be named as such.
天守台石垣は黒田忠之、浅野光晟、
天守一重は水野勝成、二重は永井尚政、三重は松井康重、四重は松平忠国、五重は永井直清.
source : wako226.exblog.jp...
江戸図屏風の寛永天守閣 Kanei Edo castle tower on a folding screen
..............................................................................................................................................
source : wako226.exblog.jp...
. Great Fire of Meireki 明暦の大火 - March 2–3, 1657 .
According to the wish of 会津藩士の保科正之 Hoshina Masayuki, Lord of the Aizu Domain and brother of Iemitsu,
the castle was not re-built, but the money was used to re-built the city.
There would be no more war in the Tokugawa regime, so no more need for a castle.
The absence of a castle tower became the new "symbol" of Edo and the Tokugawa clan who reigned for many generations from 1603 to 1868.
..............................................................................................................................................
- quote -
Will Edo Castle's tower rise again?
A citizens' group aims to grace modern Tokyo with a medieval masterpiece lost to fire in 1657
... The group, called Edo-jo Saiken o Mezasu Kai (The Group to Aim for the Reconstruction of Edo Castle), was founded in 2004 by Naotaka Odake,
... tenshukaku donjon (main tower)
... The builder’s plan of the Kanei tower — archived at the Tokyo Metropolitan Library — is the only one left for any of Japan’s medieval castles, since in those times people were not in the habit of keeping a written record for reasons of security,
... Edo Castle’s tower was the highest and most spectacular one ever constructed in Japan. That was because one of its key purposes was to project the grandeur and authority of the Tokugawa Shogunate far and wide from this mighty city the feudal regime made its political capital.
“It was a symbol of peace. It helped to keep the nation from falling into chaos.”
- reference source : Japan Times 2010 -
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
. Legends and Tales from Japan 伝説 - Introduction .
................................................................................. Fukui 福井県
.......................................................................
福井市 Fukui city
kitsune 狐 fox
城主が発狂したのは狐の仕業として、稲荷を祀った。以来、城内には決して犬を入れないように命じられていた。狐は、城の天守閣の井戸に住み、城内の鶏を荒らしても放免されていた。
.......................................................................
坂井郡 丸岡町
katame no hebi 片目の蛇
天守閣を建てる際、人柱を立てる事になり、片目の男が自ら名乗り出て、必ずお城を守ると言って生き埋めになった。お城の蛇が片目なのはこのためで、城が大軍に攻められると、蛇は霞を吹き出して救った。
................................................................................. Gifu 岐阜県
.......................................................................
大垣市 Ogaki city
hitobashira 人柱
天正１３年、秀吉が築城した大垣の天守には人柱に旅の六部が生きたまま塗り込められた。その霊が篭っているので、真夜中の丑三つ時に「チーン、チリン」と鉦の音が聞えてきたという。
................................................................................. Hyogo 兵庫県
.......................................................................
姫路市 Himeji city
. Osakabe no kami おさかべの神 female deity (or Yokai monster) .
venerated in the top of the tenshukaku 天守閣 main castle tower.
................................................................................. Kanagawa 神奈川県
.......................................................................
小田原市 Odawara city
tai 鯛
小田原侯は、昔から吉事がある毎に必ず城の櫓に一匹の鯛がおいてあるという。ある時2匹の鯛があったので、家臣らが例の吉瑞だと思い、小田原侯に献上した。侯がそれを食べたところ、後日召状がきて、幕府の顕職についたという。これは人間業ではないと思われる。
................................................................................. Nagano 長野県
.......................................................................
kappa 河童
松本城天守閣の下には、八幡太郎駒繋ぎ桜という木の切り株が残っている。各地に残る河童祭りの際に馬をつないでおく駒繋ぎの木の存在の一例である。
................................................................................. Osaka 大阪府
.......................................................................
大阪市
dainyuudoo 大入道
新築した大阪城の天守閣の鯱の尻のあたりから黒い煙が立ち昇り、大入道の形になるという怪異が生じた。昔、夏の陣の直後も黒い煙が昇り、秀頼と淀殿の祟りだといわれたことがある。実は昼は羽虫が集まり、夜は蝙蝠が集まっていたのだという。
..............................................................................................................................................
- reference : nichibun yokai database -
天守 / 天守閣 OK
25 櫓 (01)
. Shiro - Japanese Castle Legends お城と伝説 .
. Edo, Tokyo 江戸 - 東京 - 伝説 Legends Index .
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- reference -
More photos and illustrations:
reference source : blogs.yahoo.co.jp/merce_style...
- reference source : wako226.exblog.jp... -
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. xxx ward .
. Famous Places and Powerspots of Edo 江戸の名所 .
. Edo bakufu 江戸幕府 The Edo Government .
. Doing Business in Edo - 商売 - Introduction .
. shokunin 職人 craftsman, craftsmen, artisan, Handwerker .
. senryu, senryū 川柳 Senryu poems in Edo .
. Japanese Architecture - The Japanese Home .
. Interior Design - The Japanese Home .
. Legends and Tales from Japan 伝説 - Introduction .
[ . BACK to DARUMA MUSEUM TOP . ]
[ . BACK to WORLDKIGO . TOP . ]
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