This article will describe how we visit the ruins of the encampments for the battle of Sekigahara (mainly of the Western Allies). We will finally go to the ruins of Matsuoyama Castle where Hideaki Kobayakawa was positioned.
The battle of Sekigahara, which occurred in 1600, is one of the biggest events in Japanese history. The highlight of the battle has been said to be the betrayal of Hideaki Kobayakawa. However, historians are trying to re-create the Sekigahara story by reviewing the few remaining primary sources and some of the secondary ones which were reliable.
If you are at JR Sakura Station, the place, where the castle ruins are located, it may looks simple at first. However, if you go there by walking up on the slopes, you will be surprised to see the spacious area on the top. Visitors coming from other places may feel the same way, too.
高松市といえば、四国の玄関口ともいえる都市です。本州と四国の間には本四国連絡橋や空港が整備されてはいますが、岡山から電車で気軽に訪れることができる場所です。その高松市は、高松城とともに発展してきました。高松城としてよく目にする風景は、このお堀に浮かぶ櫓のイメージですが、この絵からは、絵からだけではわからないこの城の特徴を２つ説明できます。
今回は、関ヶ原合戦の陣地を西軍中心に回ってから、最終的には小早川秀秋が布陣していた松尾山城跡を目指す形で、見どころを紹介します。西軍陣地も、従来説のものに加えて、新説で言われている新たな候補地も回ってみます。
１６００年（慶長５年）９月１５日に起こった関ヶ原合戦は、日本史で最も重要な出来事の一つですが、そのハイライトといえば何でしょうか。これまでの通説に従えば、何といっても小早川秀秋の「裏切り」でしょう。しかし近年、秀秋の「裏切り」には疑念が挟まれています。数少ない信頼できる史料を再検討し、関ヶ原合戦を再構成する取り組みが行われています。
Sakura Castle was located at the current Sakkura City of Chiba Prefecture. The castle was built as the home of the Sakura Domain during the Edo Period, which is the origin of the city. The areas around the city had many other castles until the Sengoku Period and some of which were very important.
The ruins of Azuchi Castle have become a National special historic site. There is a square in front of them, however, there were water moats and stone walls in the past. Azuchi Castle was located between Kyoto and Gifu Castle which was the previous home of Nobunaga Oda. Therefore, he could hurry to both sites immediately. In addition, he created the network of water transportation on Biwa Lake, including Azuchi and several his retainers’ castles. This article will introduce the tour course of the ruins while mixing with the mysteries of the castle in the previous article.
今回この記事では、彦根駅から佐和山城跡まで徒歩でいく場合の道順をご紹介します。城跡がある佐和山は、彦根駅の東口方面となります。改札から東口に出る途中に、石田三成と佐和山上のディスプレイがあって、気分が盛り上がります。東口から出たすぐのところに佐和山城跡の標識があります。
Azuchi Castle, which had many unique characters, suddenly appeared and disappeared in a short amount of time like its master, Nobunaga. As a result, it has a lot of mysteries which attract us. This article will focus on 5 items of the mysteries, which people often dispute about.
滋賀県彦根市にある城といえば「彦根城」となるでしょうが、もう一つ歴史上重要な城がありました。佐和山城です。城跡にはほとんど遺物が残っていませんが、最後にその役割を彦根城に引き継いだためと見るべきでしょう。この記事では、佐和山城の歴史を４つの時代区分で説明していきます。