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{{Castle | {{Castle | ||
|English Name= | |English Name=Yodo Castle | ||
|Japanese Name=淀城 | |||
|Romaji Name=Yodo-jo | |||
|Alternate Names=Ukijiro, Tenjiro | |||
|Founder=Matsudaira Sadatsuna | |||
Yodo Castle | |Year Founded=1623 | ||
|Japanese Name= | |Castle Type=Flatland | ||
淀城 | |Castle Condition=Ruins only | ||
|Romaji Name= | |Historical Period=Edo Period | ||
Yodo-jo | |Features=water moats, stone walls | ||
|Alternate Names= | |Access=Yodo Sta. (Keihan Line); 1 min walk | ||
Ukijiro, Tenjiro | |Visitor Information=Park is open any time. | ||
|Founder= | |Time Required=30 mins | ||
Matsudaira Sadatsuna | |Website=http://kanko.city.kyoto.lg.jp/detail.php?InforKindCode=1&ManageCode=6000057 | ||
|Year Founded= | |City=Kyoto | ||
1623 | |Prefecture=Kyoto | ||
|Castle Type= | |Notes=The stone walls of Yodo Castle are quite impressive. Unfortunately, the grounds are in a bad state of maintenance. The walls are overgrown with weeds in places, the weeds inside the baileys are out of control making the mosquitoes in October terrible. The very few signs are falling apart and there is a lot of trash scattered about. For a city like Kyoto that values its heritage, it is a shame to see this site falling into ruin. Especially when they just rebuilt the station and put millions of dollars into a new horse racing park just on the other side. Maybe they can return some of the profits from the those back into restoring the site one day. I understand that plans were drawn up to reinvigorate the site a few years ago, but no progress to date. | ||
Flatland | |History=In 1623, Tokugawa Hidetada ordered Matsudaira Sadatsuna to build a new castle here to fortify southern Kyoto. The plan was to dismantle Fushimi Castle and move the main keep here by rebuilding the former Yodo Castle closer to the river. The stone walls also made use of some stones from Fushimi Castle. At the last minute, the main keep was moved to NIjo Castle instead and the main keep form Nijo Castle was moved to Yodo Castle. The original foundation at Yodo Castle had been built to accommodate the larger Fushimi Castle main keep so the smaller Nijo Castle main keep had a lot of extra area on the foundation. To fill the area they built smaller 2 level yagura at the corners, connected by a single story yagura all around. The main keep burned down in a lightning strike in 1756. In 1856, the Shogunate forces who were defeated at the Battle of Toba Fushimi fled to regroup at Yodo Castle. However, they were refused protection by the lord of the castle despite having been loyal to Edo in the past. This was the final blow to the defeat of the former Shogunate forces in Kyoto. | ||
|Castle Condition= | |Year Visited=2014 | ||
Ruins only | |AddedJcastle=2010 | ||
|Japanese Notes=淀城の石垣は本当に見事です。ただし、現在の管理の状況があまりにもひどくて残念す。石垣にも雑草が生え過ぎているし、本丸の中の雑草も刈らずに伸びているため、１０月でも本当に蚊が多くて苦しかったです。立ち止まることができません。わずかの説明板がボロボロでゴミも多かったです。文化財を大事にしている京都には恥ずかしいでしょう。駅も建て直したし、駅の反対側に新しい競馬場も作ったのでその利益の一部だけでも淀城をちゃんと整備していただきたいですね。数年前に一応そういう計画いいですが、まだ進んでいません。 | |||
|Visits=October 19, 2014 | |||
|Historical Period= | |GPSLocation=34.90481, 135.71761 | ||
Edo Period | |rating_average=1.33 | ||
|castleElev=18 | |||
|ekiLatLng=34.904423,135.71849 | |||
|ekiElev=15 | |||
|elevChange=3 | |||
|kamon=mituaoi.jpg | |||
|kamonFam=Matsudaira | |||
|adminRating=2 | |||
|oldID=154 | |||
|Features= | |||
stone walls | |||
|Access= | |||
|Visitor Information= | |||
|Time Required= | |||
30 mins | |||
|City= | |||
Kyoto | |||
|Prefecture= | |||
Kyoto | |||
|Notes= | |||
The stone walls of Yodo Castle are quite impressive. Unfortunately, the grounds are in a bad state of maintenance. The walls are overgrown with weeds in places, the weeds inside the baileys are out of control making the mosquitoes in October terrible. The very few signs are falling apart and there is a lot of trash scattered about. For a city like Kyoto that values its heritage, it is a shame to see this site falling into ruin. Especially when they just rebuilt the station and put millions of dollars into a new horse racing park just on the other side. Maybe they can return some of the profits from the those back into restoring the site one day. I understand that plans were drawn up to reinvigorate the site a few years ago, but no progress to date. | |||
|History= | |||
In 1623, Tokugawa Hidetada ordered Matsudaira Sadatsuna to build a new castle here to fortify southern Kyoto. The plan was to dismantle Fushimi Castle and move the main keep here by rebuilding the former Yodo Castle closer to the river. The stone walls also made use of some stones from Fushimi Castle. At the last minute, the main keep was moved to NIjo Castle instead and the main keep form Nijo Castle was moved to Yodo Castle. The original foundation at Yodo Castle had been built to accommodate the larger Fushimi Castle main keep so the smaller Nijo Castle main keep had a lot of extra area on the foundation. To fill the area they built smaller 2 level yagura at the corners, connected by a single story yagura all around. The main keep burned down in a lightning strike in 1756. In 1856, the Shogunate forces who were defeated at the Battle of Toba Fushimi fled to regroup at Yodo Castle. However, they were refused protection by the lord of the castle despite having been loyal to Edo in the past. This was the final blow to the defeat of the former Shogunate forces in Kyoto. | |||
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|Japanese Notes= | |||
淀城の石垣は本当に見事です。ただし、現在の管理の状況があまりにもひどくて残念す。石垣にも雑草が生え過ぎているし、本丸の中の雑草も刈らずに伸びているため、１０月でも本当に蚊が多くて苦しかったです。立ち止まることができません。わずかの説明板がボロボロでゴミも多かったです。文化財を大事にしている京都には恥ずかしいでしょう。駅も建て直したし、駅の反対側に新しい競馬場も作ったのでその利益の一部だけでも淀城をちゃんと整備していただきたいですね。数年前に一応そういう計画いいですが、まだ進んでいません。 | |||
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2014 | |||
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|rating_average= | |||
1.33 | |||
|castleElev= | |||
18 | |||
|ekiLatLng= | |||
34.904423,135.71849 | |||
|ekiElev= | |||
15 | |||
|elevChange= | |||
3 | |||
|kamon= | |||
mituaoi.jpg | |||
|kamonFam= | |||
Matsudaira | |||
|adminRating= | |||
2 | |||
|oldID= | |||
154 | |||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 11:49, 8 October 2017
The stone walls of Yodo Castle are quite impressive. Unfortunately, the grounds are in a bad state of maintenance. The walls are overgrown with weeds in places, the weeds inside the baileys are out of control making the mosquitoes in October terrible. The very few signs are falling apart and there i
History
In 1623, Tokugawa Hidetada ordered Matsudaira Sadatsuna to build a new castle here to fortify southern Kyoto. The plan was to dismantle Fushimi Castle and move the main keep here by rebuilding the former Yodo Castle closer to the river. The stone walls also made use of some stones from Fushimi Castle. At the last minute, the main keep was moved to NIjo Castle instead and the main keep form Nijo Castle was moved to Yodo Castle. The original foundation at Yodo Castle had been built to accommodate the larger Fushimi Castle main keep so the smaller Nijo Castle main keep had a lot of extra area on the foundation. To fill the area they built smaller 2 level yagura at the corners, connected by a single story yagura all around. The main keep burned down in a lightning strike in 1756. In 1856, the Shogunate forces who were defeated at the Battle of Toba Fushimi fled to regroup at Yodo Castle. However, they were refused protection by the lord of the castle despite having been loyal to Edo in the past. This was the final blow to the defeat of the former Shogunate forces in Kyoto.
Field Notes
The stone walls of Yodo Castle are quite impressive. Unfortunately, the grounds are in a bad state of maintenance. The walls are overgrown with weeds in places, the weeds inside the baileys are out of control making the mosquitoes in October terrible. The very few signs are falling apart and there is a lot of trash scattered about. For a city like Kyoto that values its heritage, it is a shame to see this site falling into ruin. Especially when they just rebuilt the station and put millions of dollars into a new horse racing park just on the other side. Maybe they can return some of the profits from the those back into restoring the site one day. I understand that plans were drawn up to reinvigorate the site a few years ago, but no progress to date.
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| Castle Profile | |
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| English Name | Yodo Castle |
| Japanese Name | 淀城 |
| Alternate Names | Ukijiro, Tenjiro |
| Founder | Matsudaira Sadatsuna |
| Year Founded | 1623 |
| Castle Type | Flatland |
| Castle Condition | Ruins only |
| Historical Period | Edo Period |
| Features | water moats, stone walls |
| Visitor Information | |
| Access | Yodo Sta. (Keihan Line); 1 min walk |
| Hours | Park is open any time. |
| Time Required | 30 mins |
| URL | Castle Website |
| Location | Kyoto, Kyoto |
| Coordinates | 34.90481, 135.71761 |
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| Admin | |
| Added to Jcastle | 2010 |
| Admin Year Visited | 2014 |
| Admin Visits | October 19, 2014 |
