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Hamamatsu Castle (浜松城, Hamamatsu-jō) is a hirayama -style Japanese castle ruin, with some replica castle buildings. It was the seat of various fudai daimyō who ruled over Hamamatsu Domain, Tōtōmi Province, in what is now central Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. [1]
Hamamatsu Castle was the home of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate. Today, the magnificent restored castle stands at the center of the city of Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Hamamatsu Castle is a feudal site located close to the eponymous JR Station, in Shizuoka prefecture in Japan. From the former residence of daimyo lord Ieyasu Tokugawa only remains a three-story keep, which was rebuilt in the 1950s and is now used as a panoramic observatory.
The hachimaki (headband) style stone walls (stone work just around the top of an embankment or hillside, reminiscent of a headband) around the main compound are also a unique feature. The site has been vastly developed over the last few years including the reconstruction of the Honmaru gate.
Apr 26, 2024 · Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616, 徳川家康) was freed from his hostage of Imagawa Yoshimoto (1519-1560, 今川義元) defeated at the Battle of Okehazama, and took a step forward as the lord of Okazaki Castle.
Sep 14, 2022 · Hamamatsu Castle is known for its nozurazumi walls made from piled-up, naturally rough stones. These were built by Horio Yoshiharu in 1590. (© Pixta)
Hamamatsu Castle is a renovated and expanded version of Hikima Castle, which was built around the 15th century. It is not known who built Hikima Castle, but records state that the Iio clan, a subordinate of the Imagawa clan, served as the castle's lord in the first half of the 16th century.
