Hamamatsu Castle

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The castle is in a quiet little park a short bus ride from the station. I visited this castle on one trip from Fukushima to Nagoya. On the same day I also stopped at Odawara and Kakegawa before going to Hamamatsu.

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History

A castle was first built on this site around 1532 by a vassal of the Imagawa clan. This castle was called Hikuma-jo. In 1568 Tokugawa Ieyasu conquered the castle and in 1570 he moved his permanent headquarters here from Okazaki-jo . In 1577 Tokugawa renovated and expanded the castle, renaming it Hamamatsu-jo. Ieyasu spent 17 years here and engaged in some of his most well known battles from this castle.

While the main keep of Hamamatsu-jo is a reconstruction, the stone palisade it stands on is the original one built by Tokugawa Ieyasu. This palisade is built in an old style called nozura-zumi which refers to the way the stones are fit together.


Field Notes

The castle is in a quiet little park a short bus ride from the station. I visited this castle on one trip from Fukushima to Nagoya. On the same day I also stopped at Odawara and Kakegawa before going to Hamamatsu.


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Castle Profile
English Name Hamamatsu Castle
Japanese Name 浜松城
Alternate Names Hikuma-jo
Founder Tokugawa Ieyasu
Year Founded 1570
Castle Type Hilltop
Castle Condition Reconstructed main keep
Designations Next 100 Castles, Local Historic Site
Historical Period Edo Period
Main Keep Structure 3 levels, 3 stories
Year Reconstructed 1958 (concrete)
Features main keep, gates, stone walls, walls
Visitor Information
Access Hamamatsu Station (Tokaido Honsen Line), 20 mins walk, or 10 mins bus ride
Hours 8:30a.m. - 4:30p.m.; Closed Dec.29-31; 200 yen
Time Required 90 mins
URL Castle Website
Location Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture
Coordinates 34.71174, 137.72479
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Admin
Added to Jcastle 1999
Admin Year Visited 1999, 2020
Admin Visits May 1999, January 12, 2020


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