Hamamatsu Castle

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.

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
Historical Period	Edo Period
Main Keep Structure	3 levels, 3 stories
Year Reconstructed	1958 (concrete)
Features	main keep, gates, stone walls
Visitor Information
Access	Hamamatsu Station (Tokaido Honsen), 15-20 walk, or short bus ride
Hours
Time Required
URL	Castle Website
Location	Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture
Coordinates	34.71174, 137.72479
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Admin
Added to Jcastle
Admin Year Visited	1999
Admin Visits	May 1999

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