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岩国城は、毛利元就の家臣・吉川広家が、関ヶ原の戦いの後の1600年(慶長5年)に岩国に移封になったことから築城の計画が進められ、1608年(慶長13年)に完成したお城です。一国一城令で、築城後わずか7年で廃城となりました。
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Iwakuni Castle was built in 1608 by KIKKAWA Hiroie (1561-1625), who was a retainer of MORI Takamoto (1523-1563) and Terumoto (1553-1625).
KIKKAWA Hiroie started to build Iwakuni Castle just after the Sekigahara-Battle happened in 1600.
The Sekigahara-Battle broke out between TOKUGAWA Ieyasu and ISHIDA Mitsunari, retainer of TOYOTOMI Hideyoshi.
Before the Sekigahara-Battle, MORI Terumoto had his territories in present-day Hiroshima, Shimane and Yamaguchi Prefectures.
As MORI Terumoto was the commander in chief of the Western army, he might have been lost all his territories at all.
KIKKAWA Hiroie negotiated and settled with TOKUGAWA Side. Finally, he succeeded to avoid to lost the all territories.
But, the territories of MORI Terumoto were reduced one fourth, to the area of present-day Yamaguch Prefecture.
The ruins of Iwakuni Castle are located on the top of Mt. Shiroyama, which altitude is approximately two hundred meters in height.
You will take a ropeway from the foot of Mt. Shiroyama to the top.
You will see the sites of the feudal government office of Iwakuni and residences of feudal lords of Iwakuni Area.
It will take you just three minutes from the foot of Mt. Shiroyama Station to the top of Shiroyama Station.
Beyond the Nishiki River, you will see the downtown Iwakuni.
From the ropeway station, you will walk on the ridge of Mt. Shiroyama to the main area of Iwakuni Castle.
You will see stone walls which remain from the Edo Age.
Finally, you will arrive at the castle tower of Iwakuni Castle.
The main castle tower was rebuilt in 1962.
The current existing castle tower was built by the modern architectural method, but the appearance of the castle was the same as it was built in 1608, according to old pictures.
In 1615, the seven years after Iwakuni Castle was built, Edo Bakufu, the central government in Japan during the Edo Age, issued the Law of One Castle per feudal-domain. The Iwakuni Castle was abandoned.
The top floor of the main castle tower is an observation deck.
You will see the arched bridges, named "Kintaikyo" Bridge at the foot of Mt. Shiroyama Area.
You will also see the main castle area of Iwakuni Castle.
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