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JR Azuchi Station (JR安土駅) Tonan-ji Temple (東南寺) Azuchi Christian Remains (安土キリシタン史跡) Azuchi Castle Remains (安土城址) Azuchi Castle Archaeological Museum (安土城考古博物館) "The House of Nobunaga," Chief Lord of Azuchi Castle (安土城天主 信長の館) Museum of the Azuchi Castle Quarter (安土町城郭資料館) |
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| JR Azuchi Station (JR安土駅) is located 470.8 km west of Tokyo in Kamitoyoura, Azuchi-cho, Gamo-gun, Shiga (滋賀県蒲生郡安土町上豊浦) on the Biwako Line (琵琶湖線), part of the JR Tokaido Line (JR東海道線). | ||
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(Thursday 20 March) JR Azuchi Station | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Statue of Lord Nobunaga Oda (織田信長公像) in front of JR Azuchi Station.
The image of the statue describes Nobunaga's dancing his favorite "Atsumori" (「敦盛」), a dance of the "Kowaka-mai" (幸若舞) (anonymous, date unknown) about the story of Atsumori Taira (平敦盛, 1169-1184) and Jiro Naozane Kumagai (熊谷次郎直実, 1141-1207) at Battle of Ichi-no-tani (一ノ谷の戦い) between the Genji clan and the Heike clan in Fukuwara (福原; now part of Kobe City), Settsu-no-kuni (摂津国) on February, 7, 1184 (寿永3年/治承8年). Nobunaga especially favored the following passage of "Atsumori": 人間五十年 (Ningen Gojyu-nen) 下天のうちをくらぶれば (Geten no uchi wo Kurabure ba) 夢幻の如くなり (Yume Maboroshi no gotoku nari) 一度生を享け (Ichido Sei wo Uke) 滅せぬもののあるべきか (Messenu Mono no Arubeki ka) (One man can live only for fifty years. Comparing to one day in the Caturmaharajika heaven,* It is but like a dream or a vision. Is there anyone born once, Who can be free from decay?) (trans. Eishiro Ito) *In Buddhism, Caturmaharajika heaven (Pali. Catummaharajika: "Of the Four Great Kings") [Jap. 四王天=下天; "Geten"] is supposed to be on the lower slopes of Mt. Sumeru (Jap. 須弥山/蘇迷盧/妙高山/妙光山), the Buddhist Sacred Mountain. One day in the Lower Heaven is supposed to be equivalent to 50 years in the human world, which relatively suggests the shortness of a human life. As described in the song, Nobunaga died at the age of 48 (in his 49th year as counted at that time) at Honno-ji Temple, Kyoto on June 21, 1582 (天正10年6月2日) when his retainer Jyubee Mitsuhide Akechi (明智十兵衛光秀, 1528?-1582, a 1st cousin of Nonunaga's legal wife Princess No [濃姫, 1535?-1612?]), rose in revolt. |
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(Thursday 20 March) Statue of Lord Nobunaga Oda, JR Azuchi Station | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Statue of Lord Nobunaga Oda, JR Azuchi Station | |
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(Thursday 20 March) "Azuchi Brando Hall (安土ぶらんど館), the meeting place with members of the Association of the Azuchi-cho Volunteer Guides for Tourism (安土町観光ボランティア・ガイド協会) next to JR Azuchi Station | |
| Tonan-ji Temple (東南寺) is located at 2808 Shimo-Toyoura, Azuchi-cho, Gamo-gun, Shiga (滋賀県蒲生郡安土町大字下豊浦2808). It belongs to the Tendai-shu sect (天台宗) of Buddhism. In the late Muromachi Period (1392-1573), it was most prosperous as the higher temple regarded as a "Chu-Hon-zan" (中本山). It is known to have a private treasure of "Mokuzo-Jizo-Bosatsu-ryu-zo" (木造地蔵菩薩立像: the wooden statue of Ksitigarbha [the guardian deity of children], 66.7 cm high, presumably in the mid-Heian Period [794-1185]). | ||
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(Thursday 20 March) "San-mon" Gate (山門) to Tonan-ji Temple | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Main Hall (本堂), Tonan-ji Temple | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Tonan-ji Temple | |
| Azuchi Christian Remains (安土キリシタン史跡).
Nobunaga Oda (織田信長, 1534-1582) is known as a generous lord for non-Buddhists, because he needed to fight against the powerful Buddhist temples like Hiei-zan Enryaku-ji Temple (比叡山 延暦寺) and Ishiyama Hongwan-ji Temple (石山 本願寺) that had well-armored monks and huge dominions. In order to dictate to the world, Nobunaga needed to fight many antagonistic Buddhist temples as well as numerous hostile lords. Since 1549 (天文18年) when Francisco de Xavier (1506-1552) came to Japan to propagandize Catholicism, many missionaries of the Jesuits and the Franciscans [Dominican Carmelites] came to Japan and succeeded to convert many Japanese especially in Western Japan. Their ambition was to convert people in Kyoto, the capital, including the Imperial family. However, the majority of the Buddhist monks tried hard to defeat the newcomers' ambition. So Christian missionaries looked to Nobunaga for support. Nobunaga, who hated the Japanese Buddhist monks, was very generous to the Christian missionaries and gave them this plot of land near Azuchi Castle with the permission to build a "Seminariyo" (セミナリヨ: Port. Seminario) or seminary on May 22, 1580 (天正8年). The Italian Jesuit missionary Gnecchi‐Soldo Organtino (ニェッキ・ソルディ・オルガンティーノ, 1533-1609) soon asked some powerful Chiristian lords like Ukon Takayama (高山 右近, 1552-1615) to aid it, and finally built a beautiful three-storied Christian school with watchet-colored tiles: the 1st floor used for a parlor with a tearoom, the 2nd floor for priests and the 3rd floor for classroom and students' dormitory. They taught Japanese literature, Christianity, Latin, rhetoric, music, etc. More than 20 students from across the county studied here, including Paul Miki (パウロ三木, 1564?-1597), one of "Nihon-Nijyu-roku-Seijin" (日本二十六聖人; the Twenty-Six Saints of Japan) who suffered martyrdom on February 5, 1597 (慶長元年12月19日) in Nagasaki (長崎) by the order of Hideyoshi Toyotomi (豊臣秀吉, 1537-1598). However, the seminary was destroyed by Mitsuhide Akechi (明智光秀, 1528?-1582)'s troops soon after the Honno-ji Incident (本能寺の変) in 1582. The school moved to Kyoto, Takatsuki (高槻), Osaka, and finally to Nagasaki where the two seminaries merged in 1587. The seminary closed in 1614 when the Tokugawa Shogunate decided to deport every foreign missionaries from Japan. For further information of the earlier Japanese Christians. refer to the "Juan Goto and Crypto-Christians" page, etc. |
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(Thursday 20 March) Azuchi Church (安土教会). It belongs to the United Church of Christ in Japan (日本基督教壇), which was founded by 33 Japanese Protestant churches on June 25, 1941. | |
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(Thursday 20 March) The board indicates the place "Daiusu" (大臼) named after the Latin word "Deus" commonly used by Christians in Nobunaga's time in the late sixteenth century. Azuchi Christian Remains | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Site of Azuchi Seminario, Kitakoshigoe, Shimotoyoura, Azuchi-cho, Gamo-gun, Shiga (滋賀県蒲生郡安土町下豊浦北腰越).
Nobunaga Oda (織田信長, 1534-1582), who hated the Japanese Buddhist monks, was very generous to the Christian missionaries and gave them this plot of land near Azuchi Castle with the permission to build a "Seminariyo" (セミナリヨ: Port. Seminario) or seminary on May 22, 1580 (天正8年). The Italian Jesuit missionary Gnecchi‐Soldo Organtino (ニェッキ・ソルディ・オルガンティーノ, 1533-1609) soon asked some powerful Chiristian lords like Ukon Takayama (高山 右近, 1552-1615) to aid it, and finally built a beautiful three-storied Christian school with watchet-colored tiles: the 1st floor used for a parlor with a tearoom, the 2nd floor for priests and the 3rd floor for classroom and students' dormitory. They taught Japanese literature, Christianity, Latin, rhetoric, music, etc. More than 20 students from across the county studied here, including Paul Miki (パウロ三木, 1564?-1597), one of "Nihon-Nijyu-roku-Seijin" (日本二十六聖人; the Twenty-Six Saints of Japan) who suffered martyrdom on February 5, 1597 (慶長元年12月19日) in Nagasaki (長崎) by the order of Hideyoshi Toyotomi (豊臣秀吉, 1537-1598). However, the seminary was destroyed by Mitsuhide Akechi (明智光秀, 1528?-1582)'s troops soon after the Honno-ji Incident (本能寺の変) in 1582. The school moved to Kyoto, Takatsuki (高槻), Osaka, and finally to Nagasaki where the two seminaries merged in 1587. The seminary closed in 1614 when the Tokugawa Shogunate decided to deport every foreign missionaries from Japan. |
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(Thursday 20 March) Stone board indicating "Seminariyo Shiseki-koen" (セミナリヨ史跡公園; Seminary Historic Park), designated in March, 1975. At the site of Azuchi Seminario, Kitakoshigoe, Shimotoyoura, Azuchi-cho, Gamo-gun, Shiga (滋賀県蒲生郡安土町下豊浦北腰越) | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Site of Azuchi Seminario, Kitakoshigoe, Shimotoyoura, Azuchi-cho, Gamo-gun, Shiga (滋賀県蒲生郡安土町下豊浦北腰越) | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Site of Azuchi Seminario, Kitakoshigoe, Shimotoyoura, Azuchi-cho, Gamo-gun, Shiga (滋賀県蒲生郡安土町下豊浦北腰越) | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Site of Azuchi Seminario, Kitakoshigoe, Shimotoyoura, Azuchi-cho, Gamo-gun, Shiga (滋賀県蒲生郡安土町下豊浦北腰越) | |
| Azuchi Castle Remains (安土城址), Shimotoyoura, Azuchi-cho, Gamo-gun, Shiga (滋賀県蒲生郡安土町下豊浦).
Azuchi Castle (安土城) was one of the primary castles of Nobunaga Oda (織田信長, 1534-1582). It was built in Hill of Azuchi (安土山; 198.9 m), the site of an out-castle (出城) of the former Kannonji-jo Castle (観音寺城), taking seven years on the shores of Lake Biwa (琵琶湖), in Omi Province (近江国) near Kyoto. Nobunaga intentionally built it close enough to Kyoto that he could watch over and guard the approaches to the capital within one-day-on-foot distance, but, being outside the city, his fortress would be immune to the fires and conflicts that occasionally consumed the capital. This location was also quite strategically advantageous, in managing the communications and transportation routes between his greatest foes: the Uesugi clan (上杉氏) to the north, Takeda clan (武田氏) in the east, and the Mori clan (毛利氏) to the west. Unlike earlier castles and fortresses, Azuchi was not intended to be solely a military structure, cold, dark, and foreboding. Nobunaga intended it as a lavish mansion, which would impress and intimidate his rivals, not only with its defenses, but with its lavish apartments and decorations, and flourishing town and religious life. "Tenshukaku" (天守閣; the donjon), rather than being the center of the castle's defenses, was a seven-story building containing audience halls, private chambers, offices, and a treasury, as though it were a royal palace. Nobungaga actually began to live in the donjon. In addition to being one of the first Japanese castles with a donjon, Azuchi was unique in that its uppermost story was octagonal. In addition, the facade of Azuchi, unlike the solid white or black of other castles, was colorfully decorated with tigers and dragons. There were five main militaristic features of Azuchi Castle that differentiated it from earlier castle designs. Firstly, it was a massive structure, with the walls of the castle ranging from 18 feet to 21 feet in thickness. The second feature of Azuchi Castle is the predominant use of stone. The walls were constructed from huge granite stones fitted carefully together without the use of mortar. A third innovation of the Azuchi Castle was the high central tower, or donjon. The tower allowed for increased visibility for the use of guns against an opposing force. The builder’s plans for the castle show the donjon to be 138 feet tall, with seven levels. Fourthly, Azuchi Castle had irregularly formed inner citadels. These inner citadels gave defenders ample defensive positions against intruders. The location of Azuchi Castle was also a novel feature. Whereas most Japanese castles found the most advantageous position was at the base of mountain surrounded by dense vegetation (which would allow cover for an enemy), Azuchi Castle was built on a plain to give a wide view of an approaching enemy. Nobunaga desired a full castle town, and built well-defended homes for his generals, a Jodo-shu (浄土宗) Buddhist temple called Kinsho-zan Jion-ji Jogon-in Temple (金勝山慈恩寺浄厳院), and a number of homes for commoners a short distance away on the shore of the lake. However, he had trouble convincing people to move into these homes at first. In the summer of 1577, he issued a municipal charter, guaranteeing residents immunity from taxes, building or transport levies, and moratoria, and forced all travelers on the Nakasen-do Highway (中山道) to stop in the town overnight for lodging, thus bringing business to his town's innkeepers. By 1582, the town's inhabitants numbered roughly 5,000. In addition to welcoming many of Nobunaga's powerful political guests, such as Ieyasu Tokugawa (徳川家康, 1542-1616) and Nagahide Niwa (丹羽長秀, 1535-1585), Azuchi Castle also hosted an event in 1579 which has come to be known as the Azuchi religious debate called "Azuchi-shuron" (安土宗論/安土問答), taking place between high priests of the Nichiren-shu (日蓮宗) and Jodo-shu (浄土宗) sects of Buddhism, with the result of Jodo-shu sect's victory. (Precisely the debate was held at Jogon-in Temple.) In the summer of 1582, just after Nobunaga's sudden death at Honno-ji Temple (本能寺) of Nichiren-shu sect, Kyoto, the castle was attacked by the forces of Mitsuhide Akechi (明智光秀, 1528?-1582), Nobunaga's betrayer. The castle was set aflame, although some accounts claim that this might have been the work of looting townspeople, or of one of Nobunaga's sons. Akechi, therefore, never managed to occupy the castle. Now the site is managed by Enkei-zan Soken-ji Temple (遠景山 摠見寺) of Rinzai-shu Myoshin-ji-ha (臨済宗妙心寺派) sect of Buddhism, which was founded with the construction of Azuchi Castle around 1580. (Main reference: "Azuchi Castle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia") |
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(Thursday 20 March) Azuchi Castle Remains, Hill of Azuchi (安土山; 198.9 m), the site of an out-castle (出城) of the former Kannonji-jo Castle (観音寺城) | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Azuchi Castle Remains, Hill of Azuchi (安土山; 198.9 m), the site of an out-castle (出城) of the former Kannonji-jo Castle (観音寺城) | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Azuchi Castle Remains, Hill of Azuchi (安土山; 198.9 m), the site of an out-castle (出城) of the former Kannonji-jo Castle (観音寺城) | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Azuchi Castle Remains at the foot of Hill of Azuchi (安土山; 198.9 m) | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Signpost of Azuchi Castle Remains | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Azuchi Castle Remains, Hill of Azuchi (安土山; 198.9 m), the site of an out-castle (出城) of the former Kannonji-jo Castle (観音寺城) | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Azuchi Castle Remains, Hill of Azuchi (安土山; 198.9 m), the site of an out-castle (出城) of the former Kannonji-jo Castle (観音寺城) | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Azuchi Castle Remains, Hill of Azuchi (安土山; 198.9 m), the site of an out-castle (出城) of the former Kannonji-jo Castle (観音寺城) | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Stone steps on "Ote-michi" (大手道: the main street) to Azuchi Castle Remains | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Stone steps on "Ote-michi" (大手道: the main street) to Azuchi Castle Remains | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Reportedly the site of Toshiie Maeda's house (前田利家, 1538-1599), Azuchi Castle Remains | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Reportedly the site of Toshiie Maeda's house (前田利家, 1538-1599), Azuchi Castle Remains | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Reportedly the site of Toshiie Maeda's house (前田利家, 1538-1599), Azuchi Castle Remains | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Reportedly the site of Hideyoshi Hashiba's house (羽柴秀吉, later Hideyoshi Toyotomi, 1537?-1598), Azuchi Castle Remains | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Information board of the site of Hideyoshi Hashiba's house (羽柴秀吉, later Hideyoshi Toyotomi, 1537?-1598), Azuchi Castle Remains | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Stone steps on "Ote-michi" (大手道: the main street) to Azuchi Castle Remains | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Reportedly the site of Hideyoshi Hashiba's house (羽柴秀吉, later Hideyoshi Toyotomi, 1537?-1598), Azuchi Castle Remains | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Reportedly the site of Hideyoshi Hashiba's house (羽柴秀吉, later Hideyoshi Toyotomi, 1537?-1598), Azuchi Castle Remains | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Stone steps on "Ote-michi" (大手道: the main street) to Azuchi Castle Remains | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Temporary main hall (仮本堂) of Enkei-zan Soken-ji Temple (遠景山 摠見寺), Azuchi Castle Remains | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Stone steps on "Ote-michi" (大手道: the main street) to the donjon site of Azuchi Castle | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Stone steps on "Ote-michi" (大手道: the main street) to the donjon site of Azuchi Castle | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Stone steps on "Ote-michi" (大手道: the main street) to the donjon site of Azuchi Castle | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Stone steps on "Ote-michi" (大手道: the main street) to the donjon site of Azuchi Castle | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Stone steps on "Ote-michi" (大手道: the main street) to the donjon site of Azuchi Castle | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Stone steps on "Ote-michi" (大手道: the main street) to the donjon site of Azuchi Castle | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Stone steps on "Ote-michi" (大手道: the main street) to the donjon site of Azuchi Castle | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Information board of "Bussoku-seki" (仏足石; the foot print stone of the Great Buddha)), Enkei-zan Soken-ji Temple (遠景山 摠見寺) in the site of Azuchi Castle Remains | |
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(Thursday 20 March) "Bussoku-seki" (仏足石; the foot print stone of the Great Buddha)), Enkei-zan Soken-ji Temple (遠景山 摠見寺) in the site of Azuchi Castle Remains | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Stone steps on "Ote-michi" (大手道: the main street) to the donjon site of Azuchi Castle | |
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(Thursday 20 March) A monument of nationalism in the "Hon-maru" (donjon) site of Azuchi Castle | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Stone steps on "Ote-michi" (大手道: the main street) to the donjon site of Azuchi Castle | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Information board of the donjon site of Azuchi Castle | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Signpost of "Tenshu-kaku-ato" (天守閣址) or the donjon site of Azuchi Castle | |
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(Thursday 20 March) "Tenshu-kaku-ato" (天守閣址) or the donjon site of Azuchi Castle | |
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(Thursday 20 March) "Tenshu-kaku-ato" (天守閣址) or the donjon site of Azuchi Castle | |
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(Thursday 20 March) A view from "Tenshu-kaku-ato" (天守閣址) or the donjon site of Azuchi Castle | |
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(Thursday 20 March) A view from "Tenshu-kaku-ato" (天守閣址) or the donjon site of Azuchi Castle | |
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(Thursday 20 March) A view from "Tenshu-kaku-ato" (天守閣址) or the donjon site of Azuchi Castle | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Stone steps to the grave of Lord Nobunaga Oda (織田信長公墓所), Azuchi Castle Remains | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Stone steps to the grave of Lord Nobunaga Oda (織田信長公墓所), Azuchi Castle Remains | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Entrance to the grave of Lord Nobunaga Oda (織田信長公墓所), Azuchi Castle Remains | |
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(Thursday 20 March) The graveyard of Lord Nobunaga Oda (織田信長公墓所), Azuchi Castle Remains | |
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(Thursday 20 March) The graveyard of Lord Nobunaga Oda (織田信長公墓所), Azuchi Castle Remains | |
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(Thursday 20 March) The graveyard of Lord Nobunaga Oda (織田信長公墓所), Azuchi Castle Remains | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Memorial monuments of the four generations of the family of Nobukatsu Oda (織田 信雄, 1558-1630), the 2nd son of Nobunaga Oda, Azuchi Castle Remains: Nobukatsu Oda (織田 信雄, 1558-1630), Takanaga Oda (織田 高長, 1590-1674), Nagayori Oda (織田 長頼, 1620-1689) and Nobutake Oda (織田 信武, 1655-1694). | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Stone steps to "Sanjyu-no-to" (三重塔; the Three-Storied Pagoda) of Enkei-zan Soken-ji Temple (遠景山 摠見寺), Azuchi Castle Remains | |
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(Thursday 20 March)Stone steps to "Sanjyu-no-to" (三重塔; the Three-Storied Pagoda) of Enkei-zan Soken-ji Temple (遠景山 摠見寺), Azuchi Castle Remains | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Stone steps to "Sanjyu-no-to" (三重塔; the Three-Storied Pagoda) of Enkei-zan Soken-ji Temple (遠景山 摠見寺), Azuchi Castle Remains | |
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(Thursday 20 March) "Sanjyu-no-to" (三重塔; the Three-Storied Pagoda) of Enkei-zan Soken-ji Temple (遠景山 摠見寺), Azuchi Castle Remains. The original tower was built in 1453 (享徳3年) at Chojyu-ji Temple (長寿寺), Koga (甲賀; now Ishibe-cho, Koga City [甲賀市石部町])and reconstructed in 1555 (天文24年). Nobunaga moved the tower from the original site between 1575-1576 (天正3-4年). Later Hideyori Toyotomi (豊臣秀頼, 1593-1615) partly restored it in 1604 (慶長9年). | |
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(Thursday 20 March) "Sanjyu-no-to" (三重塔; the Three-Storied Pagoda) of Enkei-zan Soken-ji Temple (遠景山 摠見寺), Azuchi Castle Remains | |
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(Thursday 20 March) "Sanjyu-no-to" (三重塔; the Three-Storied Pagoda) of Enkei-zan Soken-ji Temple (遠景山 摠見寺), Azuchi Castle Remains | |
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(Thursday 20 March) "Sanjyu-no-to" (三重塔; the Three-Storied Pagoda) of Enkei-zan Soken-ji Temple (遠景山 摠見寺), Azuchi Castle Remains | |
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(Thursday 20 March) "Sanjyu-no-to" (三重塔; the Three-Storied Pagoda) of Enkei-zan Soken-ji Temple (遠景山 摠見寺), Azuchi Castle Remains | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Lake Biwa (琵琶湖), viewed from "Sanjyu-no-to" (三重塔; the Three-Storied Pagoda) of Enkei-zan Soken-ji Temple (遠景山 摠見寺), Azuchi Castle Remains | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Lake Biwa (琵琶湖), viewed from "Sanjyu-no-to" (三重塔; the Three-Storied Pagoda) of Enkei-zan Soken-ji Temple (遠景山 摠見寺), Azuchi Castle Remains | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Lake Biwa (琵琶湖), viewed from "Sanjyu-no-to" (三重塔; the Three-Storied Pagoda) of Enkei-zan Soken-ji Temple (遠景山 摠見寺), Azuchi Castle Remains | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Stone steps down from "Sanjyu-no-to" (三重塔; the Three-Storied Pagoda) to "Nio-mon" Gate (仁王門/楼門; the two-storied Deva gate) of Enkei-zan Soken-ji Temple (遠景山 摠見寺), Azuchi Castle Remains | |
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(Thursday 20 March) "Nio-mon" Gate (仁王門/楼門; the two-storied Deva gate) of Enkei-zan Soken-ji Temple (遠景山 摠見寺), Azuchi Castle Remains. The gate was originally constructed in Koga (甲賀) in 1571 (元亀2年). It was also moved here by Nobunaga Oda in the early Tensho era (天正年間; 1573-1592). | |
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(Thursday 20 March) "Nio-mon" Gate (仁王門/楼門; the two-storied Deva gate) of Enkei-zan Soken-ji Temple (遠景山 摠見寺), Azuchi Castle Remains | |
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(Thursday 20 March) "Nio-mon" Gate (仁王門/楼門; the two-storied Deva gate) of Enkei-zan Soken-ji Temple (遠景山 摠見寺), Azuchi Castle Remains | |
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(Thursday 20 March) "Nio-mon" Gate (仁王門/楼門; the two-storied Deva gate) of Enkei-zan Soken-ji Temple (遠景山 摠見寺), Azuchi Castle Remains | |
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(Thursday 20 March) "Nio-mon" Gate (仁王門/楼門; the two-storied Deva gate) of Enkei-zan Soken-ji Temple (遠景山 摠見寺), Azuchi Castle Remains | |
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(Thursday 20 March) The way back to "Ote-michi" (the main street) from "Nio-mon" Gate, Azuchi Castle Remains | |
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(Thursday 20 March) The way back to "Ote-michi" (the main street) from "Nio-mon" Gate, Azuchi Castle Remains | |
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(Thursday 20 March) The way back to "Ote-michi" (the main street) from "Nio-mon" Gate, Azuchi Castle Remains | |
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(Thursday 20 March) The way back to "Ote-michi" (the main street) from "Nio-mon" Gate, Azuchi Castle Remains: the site of Hideyoshi Hashiba's house. | |
| Shiga Prefectural Azuchi Castle Archaeological Museum (滋賀県立安土城考古博物館) is located at 6678 Shimotoyoura, Azuchi-cho, Gamo-gun, Shiga (滋賀県蒲生郡安土町下豊浦6678). it started open to the public on November 1, 1992. As the name indicates, this museum mainly dedicated to the exhibition and the studies related to Azuchi Castle. It is within a walking distance from the site of Azuchi Castle. | ||
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(Thursday 20 March) Shiga Prefectural Azuchi Castle Archaeological Museum, 6678 Shimotoyoura, Azuchi-cho, Gamo-gun, Shiga | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Shiga Prefectural Azuchi Castle Archaeological Museum, 6678 Shimotoyoura, Azuchi-cho, Gamo-gun, Shiga | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Shiga Prefectural Azuchi Castle Archaeological Museum, 6678 Shimotoyoura, Azuchi-cho, Gamo-gun, Shiga: The poster indicates the special exhibition titled "Nobunaga and Azuchi Castle" (信長と安土城). | |
| "The House of Nobunaga," Chief Lord of Azuchi Castle (安土城天主 信長の館) is located near the above Shiga Prefectural Azuchi Castle Archaeological Museum, at 800 Kuwanomiji, Azuchi-cho, Gamo-gun, Shiga (滋賀県蒲生郡安土町桑実寺800番地). It has been open to the public since May 10, 1994. The main attraction is the 5th and the 6th floors of the reproduced donjon (天守閣) of Azuchi Castle: The two floors are said to have expressed "Tendo-shiso" (天道思想) or the Japanese idea of the ways of Heaven or Providence. The original donjon had a 46-meter-high wooden structure, which was introduced to Europe by Christian missionaries in the late sixteenth century. However, it was destroyed by the rebellious subject Mitsuhide Akechi (明智光秀, 1528?-1582) soon after the Honno-ji Incident (本能寺の変) in 1582, only three years after the construction. | ||
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(Thursday 20 March) "The House of Nobunaga," Chief Lord of Azuchi Castle | |
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(Thursday 20 March) The 5th and the 6th floors of the reproduced donjon (天守閣) of Azuchi Castle, "the House of Nobunaga," Chief Lord of Azuchi Castle. Courtesy of "the House of Nobunaga" | |
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(Thursday 20 March) The 6th floor of the reproduced donjon (天守閣) of Azuchi Castle, "the House of Nobunaga," Chief Lord of Azuchi Castle. Courtesy of "the House of Nobunaga" | |
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(Thursday 20 March) The 5th and the 6th floors of the reproduced donjon (天守閣) of Azuchi Castle, "the House of Nobunaga," Chief Lord of Azuchi Castle. Courtesy of "the House of Nobunaga" | |
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(Thursday 20 March) The 5th floor of the reproduced donjon (天守閣) of Azuchi Castle, "the House of Nobunaga," Chief Lord of Azuchi Castle. Courtesy of "the House of Nobunaga" | |
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(Thursday 20 March) The 5th floor of the reproduced donjon (天守閣) of Azuchi Castle, "the House of Nobunaga," Chief Lord of Azuchi Castle. Courtesy of "the House of Nobunaga" | |
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(Thursday 20 March) The 6th floor of the reproduced donjon (天守閣) of Azuchi Castle, "the House of Nobunaga," Chief Lord of Azuchi Castle. Courtesy of "the House of Nobunaga" | |
| Museum of the Azuchi Castle Quarter (安土町城郭資料館) is located at 700 Konaka, Azuchi-cho, Gamo-gun, Shiga (滋賀県蒲生郡安土町小中700). It is just behind JR Azuchi Station.. It exhibits the small model and some pictures of Azuchi Castle, etc. | ||
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(Thursday 20 March) Museum of the Azuchi Castle Quarter, 700 Konaka, Azuchi-cho, Gamo-gun, Shiga | |
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(Thursday 20 March) Museum of the Azuchi Castle Quarter, 700 Konaka, Azuchi-cho, Gamo-gun, Shiga |
