Fukuyama Castle (Bingo Province)

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Fukuyama Castle 福山城
Fukuyama, Japan
Reconstructed main keep.
Type	Azuchi-Momoyama castle
Built	1619-1622, rebuilt 1966
Built by	Mizuno Katsunari
Construction materials	stone, wood, plaster walls (original); concrete, steel, wood, stone, plaster (reconstruction)
Height	(five stories)
In use	1622-1874
Demolished	8 August 1945
Current condition	Reconstructed, serves as history museum
Controlled by	Mizuno clan (1622-1698), Marugame han (1698-1700), Matsudaira Tadamasa (1700-1710), Abe clan (1710-1874), Japan (1874-present)

Fukuyama Castle (福山城, Fukuyama-jō^?), sometimes called Hisamatsu Castle (久松城, Hisamatsu-jō^?) or Iyō Castle (葦陽城, Iyō-jō^?) was the castle of the Bingo-Fukuyama Han during the Edo period of Japanese history. The castle is located in Fukuyama Park in Fukuyama, Hiroshima near Fukuyama Station.

[edit] Overview

The castle was built on a hill in Fukuyama plain and it was the capital of Bingo Fukuyama Han. The construction was started in 1619 during the Genna era. There were doubled Moat around the castle and an inlet lead into Seto Inland Sea. Most buildings of the castle was destroyed during World War II. And most of the Dry stone was removed, so now there is Fukuyama Station near the castle. The main building was rebuilt in 1966.