Back قلعة ماتسوموتو Arabic Matsumoto qəsri Azerbaijani Castell de Matsumoto Catalan Macumoto (hrad) Czech Matsumoto-borgen Danish Burg Matsumoto German Kastelo Macumoto Esperanto Castillo de Matsumoto Spanish Matsumoto gaztelua Basque قلعه ماتسوموتو Persian
| Matsumoto Castle | |
|---|---|
松本城 | |
| Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan | |
 The keep | |
  Matsumoto Castle | |
| Coordinates | 36°14′20″N 137°58′09″E / 36.23889°N 137.96917°E |
| Type | Hirashiro (flatland castle) |
| Site information | |
| Condition | Original keep (tenshu) and several other buildings and inner walls survive, several gates have been rebuilt since 1960 |
| Site history | |
| Built | Current structures date from 1594 |
| Built by | Shimadachi Sadanaga |
| In use | 1504 to 1868 |
| Materials | Earth, stone, and wood |
| Demolished | Outer castle was taken down and the land reclaimed in the Meiji Restoration |
Matsumoto Castle (松本城, Matsumoto-jō), originally known as Fukashi Castle, is one of Japan's premier historic castles, along with Himeji and Kumamoto. It was the seat of Matsumoto Domain under the Edo Period Tokugawa shogunate. It is located in the city of Matsumoto, in Nagano Prefecture.
The keep 天守閣 (tenshukaku), which was completed in the late sixteenth century, maintains its original wooden interiors and external stonework. It is listed as a National Treasure of Japan, and is one of the twelve surviving tenshu in Japan.[1] It is surrounded by 4 other buildings also designated as National Treasures.[2]
Matsumoto Castle is a flatland castle 平城 (hirajiro) because it is not built on a hilltop or amid rivers, but on a plain.[1] Its complete defences would have included an extensive system of inter-connecting walls, moats, and gatehouses.[1]
- ^ a b c "The Three Famous Castles of Japan". Kobayashi Travel Service. Archived from the original on 2010-03-22. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
- ^ "The Keep and Its Structure | Matsumoto Castle, National Treasure of Japan".