Marugame Castle

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The castle of Marugame

The castle Marugame (Japanese丸 亀 城, Marugame - jo ) is a Japanese castle in Marugame in Kagawa Prefecture in Japan.

History

Prince Ikoma, who had built the castle of Takamatsu, put another 1597 on a 66 m high hill ( named because of its turtle shape Kameyama ), which was completed in 1602. This was, however, already in 1615, the " A province - a castle " Following command of the Shogunate, abandoned. From 1641, however, they renewed Prince Yamasaki again. According to Yamasaki here ruled the family Kyogoku ( 60,000 koku of income, tozama daimyo ), which belongs to the justified from the Uda Uda Genji Tennō line. She reigned over seven generations until the Meiji restoration of this feud and led standing next to Family characters.

The castle is protected by three staggered rings of walls, the highest plant of its kind in the country. The main tower (1660 ) - one of the twelve obtained from the Edo period - which was originally flanked by other towers, as well as the Otemon ( main gate ) have been declared a significant cultural asset.