- Type
- Castle
- Origins
- 1543 · 16th century per Wikidata: founding, first mention or construction
- Location
- Toyama Prefecture, Japan
- Coordinates
- 36.6933°, 137.2110°
History
The castle by the Jinzū River was built around 1543 by Jinbo Nagamoto, who ruled the eastern part of Etchū Province. In the 1580s Sassa Narimasa governed from here until he submitted to Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1585. The castle then passed to the Maeda clan, and in 1605 Maeda Toshinaga retired here, moving on to Takaoka after a fire in 1609. From 1639 Toyama was the capital of a domain held by a branch of the Maeda family, which enlarged the castle and ruled it until the Meiji Restoration. The buildings were later demolished, and in 1954 a concrete keep modelled on old castles was built for an industrial exposition.
What to see
The castle grounds are a park in the city centre, enclosed by part of the moat and stone walls with huge blocks by the gate. The 1954 concrete keep does not reproduce any earlier building, but it has itself become a city landmark and a registered cultural property. It houses the municipal local history museum with displays on the castle and Toyama, and its top floor looks over the city and, on clear days, the Tateyama mountains.
Wikipedia article Wikidata Q911975
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