Toyo Daikansho
Toyo-daikansho was a daikansho (magistrate's office) located in Atsuhara Township, Fuji Municipality. These pictures show buildings relocated from the daikansho to Hiromi Park which is in the neighbouring township of Denbō. The two buildings are a nagayamon (gatehouse) and omoya (main residence) (th
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History
The Uematsu Clan were small landholders in this area since 1186, and they were responsible for managing the water supply which irrigated the fields of the peasants. It seems they were provincial warriors, part samurai and part farmer. Somewhat like a fixture of the land, the Uematsu served various lords depending on the shifting of territorial boundaries, including the Matsudaira, Imagawa and Takeda. In 1582, however, Uematsu Yasukiyo was made a vassal of Tokugawa Ieyasu, and participated in the Tokugawan invasion of Kai which saw the downfall of the Takeda Clan.
In the Edo period, the Uematsu continued to rule their ancestral homeland in the capacity as daikan (magistrates) directly appointed by the shogunate. The extant architecture of the daikansho, now located in Hiromi Park, dates to the end of the Edo period.
Field Notes
Toyo-daikansho was a daikansho (magistrate's office) located in Atsuhara Township, Fuji Municipality. These pictures show buildings relocated from the daikansho to Hiromi Park which is in the neighbouring township of Denbō. The two buildings are a nagayamon (gatehouse) and omoya (main residence) (there is also a stone block kura (storehouse)), both dating to the late Edo period, and relocated to the park in 1981. The 15m-long nagayamon has a thatched roof and mushamado (sentry's window), as well servant quarters inside. The omoya's architecture appears quite unique. Both structures indicate a significant degree of status.
The original site of Toyo-daikansho in Atsuhara has been redeveloped and is now the Takaoka branch of Shizuoka Bank, and housing; no ruins remain.
At Hiromi Park, the nagayamon is situated immediately south of another complex of relocated buildings from a different daikansho, Koźuka-jin'ya. But the relocated omoya is located to the north of those. Their placement is a little bit confusing but visitors should be careful not to confuse the Toyo-daikansho omoya for the Koźuka-jin'ya buildings.
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| Castle Profile | |
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| English Name | Toyo Daikansho |
| Japanese Name | 樋代官所 |
| Alternate Names | Uematsu-yashiki (直松屋敷) |
| Founder | Uematsu Clan |
| Year Founded | 1186; Edo Period |
| Castle Type | Fortified Manor |
| Castle Condition | No main keep but other buildings |
| Historical Period | Edo Period |
| Artifacts | Omoya, Nagayamon |
| Features | gates, palace, walls |
| Visitor Information | |
| Access | For Atsuhara site, Iriyamase Stn on the Minobu Line; 12 min walk; for Hiromi Park, bus from Fuji Stn on the Tōkaidō Line to Hiromi-danchi Iriguchi. |
| Hours | 9:00-16:00 (exc. Mondays) |
| Time Required | 60 mins |
| URL | Castle Website |
| Location | Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 35.18836, 138.65357 |
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| Admin | |
| Added to Jcastle | 2025 |
| Contributor | ART |
| Admin Year Visited | Viewer Contributed |
| Friends of JCastle | |
| Oshiro Tabbi Nikki | |
