Matsumae Castle information

Matsumae Castle (松前城, Matsumae-jō) is a castle located in Matsumae in Hokkaidō, Japan, and is the northernmost castle in Japan. The only traditional style...

constructed Matsumae Fukuyama Castle in the same location and henceforth, the clan came to be referred to as the Fukuyama clan. In 1868, the castle was relocated...

Matsumae may refer to: Matsumae (surname), a Japanese surname Matsumae clan, a former Japanese clan Matsumae Castle, a castle located in Matsumae in Hokkaidō...

The Matsumae clan (松前氏, Matsumae-shi) was a Japanese aristocratic family who were daimyo of Matsumae Domain, in present-day Matsumae, Hokkaidō, from the...

numerous small fishing and agricultural towns. Matsumae Castle, the northernmost castle in Japan and only castle on the island of Hokkaido, is located on the...

name was Tamekichi, was born at Matsumae Castle in Ezo. He was the 6th son of Matsumae Akihiro, the 9th lord of Matsumae. At age 4, he was sent to the family...

Kakizaki, later the Matsumae, clan fortified residence in Matsumae before the construction of Fukuyama Castle. He was the eldest son of Matsumae Morihiro (松前盛広)...

blossom trees, and other flowering plants. Hirosaki Castle in Aomori Prefecture and Matsumae Castle in Hokkaido are both famous in their respective regions...

by Brunet, Enomoto's army continued the conquest of Ezo, capturing Matsumae Castle (18 December) and Esashi (28 December), and by the end of the year...

The castles in Top 100 Japanese Castles or 100 Fine Castles of Japan (日本百名城, Nihon Hyaku-Meijō) were chosen based on their significance in culture, history...

Kakizaki Yoshihiro, later Matsumae Yoshihiro (松前 慶広, October 4, 1548 – November 20, 1616), was the first daimyō of Matsumae Domain in Ezo, (Hokkaidō)...

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of Hakodate; from there, 450 Russians and Japanese would march to Matsumae Castle. Oddly, despite his impudence, Laxman was granted lavish Western-style...

Matsumae Town Historical Museum (松前町郷土資料館, Matsumae-chō Kyōdo Shiryōkan) opened in Matsumae, Hokkaidō, Japan in 1975. The display documents the area's...

Kaminokuni) I [26] Fukuyama (Matsumae) Castle and its Temple District 福山（松前）城と寺町 Fukuyama (Matsumae)-jō to teramachi Matsumae The last castle to be built in Edo...

anticipation, Bankichi would provide cover to Enomoto's forces as they seized Matsumae Castle. During the Battle of Miyako Bay in March 1869, Bankichi was unable...

Noriyuki, known as Eikichi or Eiji during his childhood, was born in the Matsumae clan's "kami-yashiki" (upper residence) in Edo on the 11th day of the fourth...

contains its original tenshu. Tenshu entrances remain at Kawagoe Castle and Matsumae Castle. Ninomaru & sannomaru Also known as ninokuruwa or sannokuruwa...

were : The Matsumae, descendants of Takeda Nobuhiro (1431-1494), son of Takeda Nobukata (1420-1471) of the Aki Takeda. They were daimyō of Matsumae, the only...

seat was moved from Matsumae/Fukuyama castle (in present-day Matsumae town) which had been destroyed in the Boshin war to Tate castle (in present-day Asabu...

known as Kakizaki Nobuhiro (蠣崎 信廣) (1431 – 1494) was the ancestor of the Matsumae clan, and is celebrated for his role in suppressing the 1457 Ainu revolt...

the Shiranushi Earthen Castle (白主土城, Shiranushi dojō). In 1905, there were discovered Matsumae documents suggesting the castle had been built by Imai...

during the Edo period from 1600 to 1871. The Sendai Domain was based at Aoba Castle in Mutsu Province, in the modern city of Sendai, located in the Tōhoku region...

jurisdiction in Sakhalin and took tribute from them. In 1635 Matsumae Kinhiro, the second daimyō of Matsumae Domain in Hokkaidō, sent Satō Kamoemon and Kakizaki...