今回は、上田駅からスタートします。ここは新幹線駅でもあるので、賑わっています。上田城には、現在「上田城跡公園（うえだじょうせきこうえん）」になっている中心部分以外にも見どころがありますので、駅から公園に向かう間に見学したいと思います。公園に着いたら、櫓が残る本丸を見てから、自然の要害だった「尼ヶ淵」なども回ってみましょう。最後の方では、上田合戦のときに出てきた「砥石城」「神川」にも行ってみましょう。
Ueda Castle, which was located in the current Ueda City in Nagano Prefecture, is very famous because of the Sanada Clan. When the clan owned the castle, they repelled the invasions from the Tokugawa troops twice. However, the castle was destroyed by the Tokugawa Shogunate after the battles. After that, other clans rebuilt and maintained the castle, but they are not popular for the general people. Therefore, this article will describe not only about the Sanada Clan, but also the other clans (Sengoku and Fujii Matsudaira) regarding the castle.
今回のスタート地点は、那覇空港です。ここから、琉球王国建国ストーリーに関わるグスクを見学していきます。「ゆいレール」が延伸したので、浦添城も首里城も気軽に行けるようになったのですが、尚巴志ゆかりの地は、沿線から離れた場所にあるので、レンタカーなどを使って訪れます。
Let me first introduce you two courses going towards the current Okayama Castle. The first one is the course going to the front side of the castle from Okayama Station. The second one is that going to the back side along the riverside of Asahigawa. After reaching the castle, let us enter the restored main tower of the castle. By going to The Okayama Korakuen Garden, you will feel like the lord of the castle.
浦添城は、沖縄特有の城郭施設「グスク」のうち、大型のものの一つで、琉球王国成立までの歴史にも関わっています。この記事では、浦添城の歴史を、グスクの登場と琉球王国成立までの歴史と絡めながら説明していきます。
今回はまず、岡山城に向かうコースを２つご紹介したいと思います。岡山駅から城の正面側に向かうコースと、旭川沿いを歩いて、城の裏門側に至るコースです。城に着いたら、天守に登ってみましょう。その後は、殿様気分で後楽園にも行ってみましょう。
Okayama Castle was still located in Okayama City which is the prefectural capital of Okayama Prefecture. Its main tower was nicknamed as “Ujo” which means “Crow Castle” because of its black colored walls. This article will explain its story from the beginning to its completion.
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.