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Shichishu Castle Site

The hill now occupied by the Toyota Municipal Museum of Art is the site of the former Koromo Castle, an eighteenth-century fortress also known as Shichishu Castle. It was the stronghold of the daimyo lord of the Koromo domain (part of present-day eastern Aichi Prefecture) until the abolition of warrior rule following the Meiji Restoration of 1868.

Throughout the first half of the Edo period (1603–1867), the Koromo domain was ruled by relatively low-ranking daimyo who did not have the right to a castle. However, in 1749, a lord from a branch of the relatively prestigious Naito family was assigned to Koromo, and the shogunate financed the building of a proper fortress for him. That castle was to have been located in what is now central Toyota, but construction was thwarted by flooding. The Naito stronghold was finally completed in 1785 when the Shichishu Castle was established on the Dojiyama hill. The castle gets its name because it was once possible to look out over seven nearby provinces (shichishu) from that hill.

As the late eighteenth century was a time of peace, Shichishu Castle had relatively few fortifications and did not have a main keep. The walled compound had only a two-story guard tower (sumiyagura) at its southwestern edge and a central gate. The central gate was high enough for six-meter floats to be rolled through it during the annual Koromo Festival. The castle was dismantled in 1871, but the stone foundations of the tower were left intact and now support a concrete reconstruction of the sumiyagura, built in 1977.

七州城遺址

豐田市美術館所在的山丘，以前曾經坐落著舉母城。舉母城是一座建於18世紀的城堡，又稱七州城。在1868年明治維新廢藩置縣之前，它一直是舉母藩（今愛知縣東部部分地區）大名（日本封建時代的領主）的施政之所。

江戶時代（1603–1867）上半葉，統治舉母藩的大名地位相對較低，沒有資格自建城堡。但1749年，名門內藤家分支的一位家主被派到舉母藩上任，幕府特地出資為他建造一座城堡。原本城堡選址在今豐田市市中心，因洪水施工被迫中斷。直到1785年，內藤的居城「七州城」終於矗立在童子山上。據說當時的童子山頂上可眺望周邊七個令製國（即七州），城堡故而得名。

18世紀晚期社會安定，七州城的城防因此相對簡陋，也沒有天守閣，只在西南角建有一座2層樓的「隅櫓」（角樓）和一道中門用作防禦。中門相當高大，可容每年舉母祭期間6公尺左右高的「山車」（花車）進出。七州城在1871年被拆毀，保留下來的只有角樓的石基，1977年人們又在石基上重建了一座混凝土角樓。

七州城遗址

丰田市美术馆所在的山丘上，以前曾经坐落着举母城。举母城是一座建于18世纪的城堡，又称七州城。在1868年明治维新废藩置县之前，它一直是举母藩（今爱知县东部部分地区）大名（日本封建时代的领主）的施政之所。

江户时代(1603-1867)上半叶，统治举母藩的大名地位相对较低，没有资格自建城堡。但在1749年，名门内藤家族分支的一位家主被派到举母藩赴任，幕府特地出资为他建造一座城堡。原本城堡选址在今丰田市市中心，因洪水施工被迫中断。直到1785年，内藤的居城“七州城”终于矗立在童子山上。据说当时的童子山顶上可以眺望周边七个令制国（即七州），城堡故而得名。

18世纪晚期社会安定，七州城的城防因此相对简陋，也没有天守阁，只在西南角建有一座2层楼的“隅橹”（角楼）和一道中门用作防御。中门相当高大，可容每年举母祭期间6米左右高的“山车”（花车）进出。七州城于1871年被拆毁，保留下来的只有角楼的石基，1977年人们又在石基上重建了一座混凝土角楼。