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{{Castle
|English Name=
|English Name=Kochi Castle
 
|Japanese Name=高知城
 
|Romaji Name=kochi-jo
 
|Alternate Names=Taka-jo
 
|Founder=Yamanouchi Kazatoyo
Kochi Castle
|Year Founded=1603
|Japanese Name=
|Castle Type=Hilltop
高知城
|Castle Condition=Original main keep
|Romaji Name=
|Designations=Top 100 Castles, has Important Cultural Properties, National Historic Site
kochi-jo
|Historical Period=Edo Period
|Alternate Names=
|Main Keep Structure=3 levels, 6 stories
Taka-jo
|Artifacts=Kaitokukan, Kuroganemon, tenshu, Nando Kura, Tenshu Southeast Wall, Tenshu Northwest Wall, Kuroganemon Northwest wall, Kuroganemon Southeast wall, Outemon Southwest wall, Outemon Northeast wall, Outemon, East Tamon, Rokamon, Tsumemon, West Tamon
|Founder=
|Features=main keep, gates, turrets, stone walls
Yamanouchi Kazatoyo
|Access=Kochi Station, 25 minute walk or 15 minutes bus or street car
|Year Founded=
|Website=http://www.city.kochi.kochi.jp/deeps/15/1503/guide/guide.htm
1603
|City=Kochi
|Castle Type=
|Prefecture=Kochi Prefecture
Hilltop
|Notes=This is a really great castle. I just wish it hadn't been raining so hard when we were there. The warmer more tropical like climate of Kochi results in the castle having much vegetation growing everywhere. Exhibits inside the castle show that it was in a terrible state of neglect until they repaired it between 1948-1959.
|Castle Condition=
|History=<p>Yamanouchi Kazutoyo began the construction of Kochi castle in 1601 after he was stationed in the Tosa region. Originally he resided in Urado Castle but decided to build a new castle in the current location. Yamanouchi moved in two years later after the main keep and main structures were finished. The whole castle was completed in 1611. </p><p>Much of the castle, including the main keep, were burned to the ground in a great fire that broke out in the castle town in 1727. The current main keep dates from this reconstruction which was completed in 1748. It took until 1753 until the castle was completely rebuilt. </p><p>One of the most rare aspects of this castle is that all the structures from the original honmaru remain. </p>
Original main keep
|Year Visited=2001
|Designations=
|AddedJcastle=2001
 
|Visits=October 21, 2001
National Historic Site, Top 100 Castles, has Important Cultural Properties
|GPSLocation=33.56068, 133.53125
 
|rating_average=4.21
|Historical Period=
|castleElev=27
Edo Period
|ekiLatLng=33.558041,133.532263
|Main Keep Structure=
|ekiElev=13
3 levels, 6 stories
|elevChange=14
|Year Reconstructed=
|kamon=yamanouchi.jpg
 
|kamonFam=Yamanouchi
|Artifacts=
|adminRating=4
 
|oldID=51
 
Kaitokukan, Kuroganemon, tenshu, Nando Kura, Tenshu Southeast Wall, Tenshu Northwest Wall, Kuroganemon Northwest wall, Kuroganemon Southeast wall, Outemon Southwest wall, Outemon Northeast wall, Outemon, East Tamon, Rokamon, Tsumemon, West Tamon
 
 
|Features=
stone walls
|Access=
 
 
Kochi Station, 25 minute walk or 15 minutes bus or street car
 
 
|Visitor Information=
 
 
|Time Required=
 
|City=
Kochi, Kochi Prefecture
|Prefecture=
Kochi Prefecture
|Notes=
 
 
This is a really great castle. I just wish it hadn't been raining so hard when we were there. The warmer more tropical like climate of Kochi results in the castle having much vegetation growing everywhere. Exhibits inside the castle show that it was in a terrible state of neglect until they repaired it between 1948-1959.
 
 
|History=
 
 
<p>Yamanouchi Kazutoyo began the construction of Kochi castle in 1601 after he was stationed in the Tosa region. Originally he resided in Urado Castle but decided to build a new castle in the current location. Yamanouchi moved in two years later after the main keep and main structures were finished. The whole castle was completed in 1611. </p><p>Much of the castle, including the main keep, were burned to the ground in a great fire that broke out in the castle town in 1727. The current main keep dates from this reconstruction which was completed in 1748. It took until 1753 until the castle was completely rebuilt. </p><p>One of the most rare aspects of this castle is that all the structures from the original honmaru remain. </p>
 
 
|Visits=
October 21, 2001
|Japanese Notes=
 
 
|Year Visited=
2001
|Website=
 
 
http://www.city.kochi.kochi.jp/deeps/15/1503/guide/guide.htm
 
 
|rating_average=
4.21
|castleElev=
27
|ekiLatLng=
33.558041,133.532263
|ekiElev=
13
|elevChange=
14
|kamon=
yamanouchi.jpg
|kamonFam=
Yamanouchi
|adminRating=
4
|oldID=
51
|GPSLocation=
33.56068115181278,133.531254529953
}}
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Revision as of 22:40, 6 October 2017

This is a really great castle. I just wish it hadn't been raining so hard when we were there. The warmer more tropical like climate of Kochi results in the castle having much vegetation growing everywhere. Exhibits inside the castle show that it was in a terrible state of neglect until they repaired

Kochi1.jpg

History

Yamanouchi Kazutoyo began the construction of Kochi castle in 1601 after he was stationed in the Tosa region. Originally he resided in Urado Castle but decided to build a new castle in the current location. Yamanouchi moved in two years later after the main keep and main structures were finished. The whole castle was completed in 1611.

Much of the castle, including the main keep, were burned to the ground in a great fire that broke out in the castle town in 1727. The current main keep dates from this reconstruction which was completed in 1748. It took until 1753 until the castle was completely rebuilt.

One of the most rare aspects of this castle is that all the structures from the original honmaru remain.


Field Notes

This is a really great castle. I just wish it hadn't been raining so hard when we were there. The warmer more tropical like climate of Kochi results in the castle having much vegetation growing everywhere. Exhibits inside the castle show that it was in a terrible state of neglect until they repaired it between 1948-1959.


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Gallery
  • gate with main keep in the background
  • Otemon gate
  • honmaru, gates and yagura
  • kuroganemon gate
  • gate
  • main keep and entrance
  • donjon, yagura
  • stone wall
  • Tsunemon Gate (by AMcL)
  • Kaitokukan (AMcL)
  • Tetsumon Gate (AMcL)
  • Tenshu top storey (AMcL)
  • Tenshu and Kaitokukan (AMcL)
  • Kaitokukan (AMcL)
  • Moat (AMcL)
  • Otemon Gate (AMcL)
  • View from the Tenshu (AMcL)
  • Stone wall (AMcL)
  • Nishi Tamon Yagura and Rokamon (AMcL)
  • Tsunemon (AMcL)
  • Stone wall (AMcL)


Castle Profile
English Name Kochi Castle
Japanese Name 高知城
Alternate Names Taka-jo
Founder Yamanouchi Kazatoyo
Year Founded 1603
Castle Type Hilltop
Castle Condition Original main keep
Designations Top 100 Castles, has Important Cultural Properties, National Historic Site
Historical Period Edo Period
Main Keep Structure 3 levels, 6 stories
Artifacts Kaitokukan, Kuroganemon, tenshu, Nando Kura, Tenshu Southeast Wall, Tenshu Northwest Wall, Kuroganemon Northwest wall, Kuroganemon Southeast wall, Outemon Southwest wall, Outemon Northeast wall, Outemon, East Tamon, Rokamon, Tsumemon, West Tamon
Features main keep, gates, turrets, stone walls
Visitor Information
Access Kochi Station, 25 minute walk or 15 minutes bus or street car
Hours
Time Required
URL Castle Website
Location Kochi, Kochi Prefecture
Coordinates 33.56068, 133.53125
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Admin
Added to Jcastle 2001
Admin Year Visited 2001
Admin Visits October 21, 2001
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