Current Kishiwada castle

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Chronological of kishiwada castle

The history of Building

This table is very simple, and says important things about building.

We explain the history in detail below.

Back and forth the first year of Gensei(1334),
Takaie Wada built the first kishiwada castle which was located about 500 meters away from the resent castle.
At the time, it was said “kishinoshiro”.
Later, Taigi Shinnou build the castle at the present place
It was rebuilt as Hideyoshi Hashiba’s main base,
and Hiddemasa Koide attached to.it five roof.
The posture and base of the castle was maintained when Yasushige Matsuhira,
and, when Katsumasa Okabe, “sotobori” and “teramachi” was made.
1827, the castle tower was burned.
After the happening, it wasn’t rebuilt more than 100 years,
it was made to ruin and left unused.

The kishiwada castle was located in the hill called “ibuseyama”,
and called “tikirijo” because of the looks.
And it has been known as the shrine of matchmaking.

The history of feudal lord

Kishiwada is located in Osaka-“Tenka no daidokoro”, and it was very important.
Katsumasa Okabe was appointed to watch the moving of “kisyuhan”.
But it used to prevent the Osaka side.
Kishiwdahan and Ozakihan were obliged to prevent Osaka.

Castle tower of Japanese castle

In the first place, how the castles is?
Castle including castle tower, fence and moat.
Castle is wide range from moated settlements built in ancient to the castle built in modern.
In here, we will introduce castles built by ruler like samurai.

Middle ages

Heian・Kamakura Period
The castle of the Heian and Kamakura Period is has been derived from building the barricade when people stuck inside the mountain.

Sengoku Period
The castle called ‘’Yamaziro’’ is built often in initial period.
Yamaziro has castle on the mountain and residence under the mountain.
Castle on the mountain is defenses, and ruler usually lived in residence.
So, Yanaziro is has excellent defense, but be difficult to politics.
‘’Hiraziro’’ was being mainly from the middle period.
Hraziro is built on level ground.

Early modern period

Muromachi・Aduchimomoyama・Edo Period
It began to build so-called ‘’Japanese Castle’’ which has layer a castle tower, scaffold and castle gate.
Appearance was also became important, and be expressed the proud of ruler.
From Edo period, it was important to be building for political than militant stronghold.
We will handle about these castle in this website.

So, you will can understand, Castle has castle tower, scaffold,
castle gate, palace, warehouse, stone wall and moat.

Castle tower

Then, we will introduce castle tower which is main of castle.
Castle tower is main building. Castle tower is military facility, but be instilling a lot of money,
material and human resources. Namely, it flaunt authority of ruler.
Almost castle tower was not used as living space.
Ruler lived and be political in palace, so castle tower was used to storeroom.

We will create old Kishiwada cstle tower this time.

The original form

The document of Castle tower is need to create 3D model of old Kishiwada Castle.

But, we examined various document, we could not found description and picture about old Kishiwada castle.
(This picture is one of document which is in KIshiwada high school.
It shows us the old castle has fifth layer, but we cannot know about old Kishiwada castle crearly. )

Document about old Kishiwada castle that was a reference in the 3D models created