Koedo Itabashi

Garden. The base of maritime defense that can be seen as the foundation

Where is this stone wall now?

I'm sure you have a good idea.

Oh, over there.

It is on the north side of Hamarikyu Onshi Garden, seen along the Tsukiji River from Hashigami of Ote-mon gate Bridge.

It is a position that can be said to be the main entrance to the garden, so you should definitely see it, but it may be a place that flows unexpectedly.

 

The bulge of the stone wall surrounded by trees looks like a Yokoyakake.

This is a method of shooting bows and arrows and performing side attacks using the overhang of stone walls.

 

Enter the garden and go clockwise.

Let's take a look at the east side of the water bus stop facing Tokyo Bay.

There is a stone wall.

The general's rise area is also shaped like a stone staircase so that it is easy to board.

Then go around Mt. Fujimi and see the shore of the Shiodome River on the south side.

Be careful not to slip down.

Check the stone wall.

Go out of the middle gate bridge and walk along the coast street.

On the west side of the garden, there is a beautiful stone wall.

The circumference of about 500m square in the park is covered with stone walls and protrudes sharply over the bay.

 

The garden began in 1603 as a "Mitaka Kariba" by the order of Ieyasu Tokugawa.

Keicho 8 (1603) was exactly the year when Ieyasu started expanding Edo Castle by contracting the world.

Still, the wounds of the battle of Sekigahara have not been healed, and the spirit of the Sengoku blows.

On the sea 2 km straight from Edo Castle, there will be no facility for just garden purposes.

This stone wall is built in an area with few stone materials.

The inner moat is also solidified with stone walls.

Uchibori seems to have been effectively used as a fire protection facility for bringing in materials.

Uchibori of Hamarikyu

The inner moat garden of Hamarikyu. The base of maritime defense that can be seen as the foundation

 

Now, let's take a look at the app that allows you to compare maps of the Edo period and modern times.

In the area of the garden, you can see the names of Otegomon, Hamagoten magistrate, Mizushu head, Mifunezo, and boat guardhouse.

After all, it can be seen as a military base protruding into the sea.

In Guo, Omote Baba and Uchi Baba. They also have two Baba, a military facility.

 

Takamatsu Castle (also known as Tamamo Castle) in Shikoku Kagawa Prefecture is one of the largest sea castles in modern castle.

I've been guided by a local guide.

I thought that the feeling of Takamatsu Castle, which is open to the public as Tamamo Park, and the sea castle full of the Seto Inland Sea, was drifting at Hamarikyu.

In Takamatsu Castle, seawater is drawn on the moat and the sea is filled.

There is a famous cherry blossom viewing spot in the castle.

The house of the Matsudaira family's annex, "Hunkaku" completed in 1917. A number of ideas applied to the ranma and nail hiding can also be seen in Ochiya of Hamarikyu.

Shogun's rising ground

Shogun's rise garden. The base of maritime defense that can be seen as the foundation

 

I wrote so far, and suddenly I read the pamphlet of Hamarikyu Onshi Garden.

"... It is the garden of the Tokugawa Shogunate, which served as" Dejo "of Edo Castle. "

Oh, I've been writing about the castle for a long time ...

Hamarikyu plays a variety of roles, including falconry grounds, gardens, naval bases, and guesthouses, according to the times.

I am purchasing a Hamarikyu annual passport to enjoy the seasonal flowers and trees.

Then, I walked around to seek the appearance of maritime defense in the Edo period hidden in the garden, but the position as a castle was already officially recognized.

If you know it, the appearance of the garden has become different from the past.