Title Inuyama Castle Structure

  • Aichi
Topic(s):
Castles/Palaces
Medium/Media of Use:
Web Page
Text Length:
≤250 Words
FY Prepared:
2019
Associated Tourism Board:
Inuyama City
Associated Address:
65-2 Kitakoken, Inuyama-shi , Aichi

犬山城郭構造

犬山城の天守は、日本に残っている12の天守の内の1つです。江戸時代の状態で保存されており、内側の本丸と空堀とともに、かつてはより大きな城郭でした。

熟練した石工と大工は、石と木を使用し、泥と白い石膏の層を追加して、火から守りました。彼らは装飾的な窓枠、波打つ破風、そして広い屋根の細部に細心の注意を払い、犬山城が単なる強固な要塞であるだけでなく、力と影響力の象徴として建つ建築的に美しいことを表しました。

杉、檜、松などの保護林に囲まれた木曽川の南岸に建てられた古典的な丘の城(平山城)です。

急な階段を4階登り、石垣、穴蔵、手で削られた露出した木材の梁を通過します。最上部の展望台からは、川と周囲の山々の息をのむような景色を眺めることができ、この近世の要塞がどのように自然の障害と保護を活用していたかがわかります。


Inuyama Castle Structure

Inuyama Castle was constructed of stone and wood with layers of mud and white plaster added to guard against fire. Inside the keep, steep staircases climb past original stone walls and exposed hand-hewn timber beams from the basement to the fourth floor.

Inuyama Castle was a symbol of power and influence in addition to being a solid fortress. The striking architecture and careful attention to detail in the decorative window frames, undulating gables, and sweeping roofs crafted by skilled masons and carpenters testify to that aspiration.

The castle stands high on a hill above the south bank of the Kiso River and is a classic example of a hilltop castle (hirayamajiro). It is surrounded by a thick forest of Japanese cedar, hinoki cypress, and pine. The lookout at the top commands a breathtaking view of the river and surrounding mountains and reveals how these natural obstacles provided protection for this early modern fortress.

Inuyama Castle is one of only 12 castles in Japan whose main keep (tenshu) dates back to at least the Edo period (1603–1868). The keep, along with the innermost enclosure (honmaru) and moats (hori), are the only surviving structures of what was once a larger compound.


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