Ishikawa
Matsumoto Castle
松本城
| Alternate Name | Fukashi-jo |
| Founder | Ishikawa Kazumasa |
| Year | 1590 |
| Type | Flatland |
| Structure | 5 levels, 6 stories |
| Condition | Original |
| Rating | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ |
| Historical Site | National Historic Site |
| Historical Value | Top 100 Castles, National Treasures |
| Historical Artifacts |
National Treasures: tenshu, Inui Kotenshu, Watariyagura, Tsukimi Yagura, Tatsumi Tsukiyagura |
| Location | Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture |
| Map | Google Map |
| Access | Matsumoto Station, 15 minute walk |
| Website | Matsumoto Welcomes You |
| Visited | August 1992, May 13, 2002 |
| Notes | This was the first large castle and first original extant castle I ever visited. I was so impressed it sparked my future interest in castles. |
| History |
Next to Himeji-jo, Matsumoto-jo is the next best extant castle donjon in Japan. Built by Ishikawa Kazumasa and his son Yasunaga in 1590, Matsumoto-jo is designated a National Treasure. After Hideyoshi took Odawara he stationed Ishikawa Kazumasa in Matsumoto to govern his eastern provinces. The history of Matsumoto-jo actually begins with a castle called Fukashi-jo which was built by Shimadachi Sadanaga in 1504. That castle was attacked and captured by Takeda Shingen in 1550.
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Viewer Comments
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May 22, 2008 at 02:19 PM
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May 07, 2008 at 03:53 PM
This castle is fantastic to go to. It has a wonderfully preserved Tenshu, as well as several other buildings, quite a few artifacts, and who could ask for a more beautiful setting than the Japanese Alps?
March 15, 2008 at 10:21 PM
Im doing a project too and this site is really helping out alot.
March 05, 2008 at 05:26 PM
This site is great because I'm doing a school project and I found alot of stuff on this site. Only this castle was built in 1508.
February 14, 2008 at 01:56 PM