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15-694: Matsue Castle was constructed from 1607 to 1611 by Horio Yoshiharu , the first daimyō of the Matsue Domain , during the early Edo period . Ownership was passed to the Izumo branch of the Kyōgoku in 1633 and then the Matsudaira , a junior branch of the ruling Tokugawa clan, in 1637. The Matsudaira donated Matsue Castle to the city of Matsue in 1927. Matsue Castle is one of few remaining feudal Japanese castles that retains its main keep in its original wooden form and not

30-581: A national treasure of Japan since July 9, 2015. Horio Yoshiharu Horio Yoshiharu ( 堀尾 吉晴 , 1542 – July 26, 1611) was a Japanese daimyō during the Azuchi–Momoyama and Edo periods . He was appointed to the position of one of san- chūrō (three arbiters) by Toyotomi Hideyoshi along with Ikoma Chikamasa and Nakamura Kazuuji . He was the first leader of the Matsue clan and also known as Horio Mosuke (堀尾 茂助). After seeing Yoshiharu wrestling

45-407: A modern concrete reconstruction. Built after the last great war of feudal Japan , the keep has survived earthquakes , fires, wars and other causes that destroyed or damaged many Japanese castles. However, a number of its castle buildings were demolished during the early Meiji period , leaving only the keep , an attached turret and stone walls existing as original structures today, though some of

60-524: A wild boar, Toyotomi Hideyoshi brought Yoshiharu into his service. Yoshiharu served Hashiba Hideyoshi (Toyotomi Hideyoshi) when Oda Nobunaga attacked Inabayama Castle in 1567. In 1582, after the Battle of Tenmokuzan , he executed Oyamada Nobushige when Nobushige went to the Oda clan camp. When Hideyoshi attacked Bitchū Takamatsu Castle , Yoshiharu conducted an inquest into the death of Shimizu Muneharu . After

75-451: Is a complex structure, built in a watchtower-style, that appears to be five stories from the outside, but has, in fact, six levels inside. Most of the walls of the keep are painted black. It is a strong structure, built to withstand warfare, yet at the same time, it is majestic and solemn, reminiscent of the Momoyama style. The tenshu and attached turret of Matsue Castle have been registered as

90-671: The Chūgoku region to reunify Japan in 1582. Muneharu resisted Hideyoshi, locking himself in Bitchu Takamatsu Castle . Hideyoshi advised Muneharu to surrender on the condition that Muneharu give him Bitchu Province, but Muneharu refused. Takamatsu Castle was flooded by Hideyoshi and nearly fell. In June, during the flooding, Nobunaga died in the Incident at Honnōji in Kyoto. Having heard about Nobunaga's death, Hideyoshi made peace overtures on

105-546: The Mōri clan (one of the powerful clans in Bitchu Province ) as a retainer to Kobayakawa Takakage and took part in the expedition to unify the Chūgoku region . He was lord of Shimizu castle at Bitchu Province , and became the lord of the Bitchu Takamatsu Castle after he captured it in 1565. His father was Shimizu Munenori . Hashiba Hideyoshi (later Toyotomi Hideyoshi), a retainer of Oda Nobunaga , went on an expedition to

120-456: The Matsudaira clan over a period of 234 years. In 1875, all of the buildings within the castle were dismantled, with the exception of the castle tower itself and attached turret, which were allowed to remain due to pressure from interest groups. These buildings underwent a complete reconstruction between 1950 and 1955. In 2001, several of the castle's former turrets were reconstructed. The keep

135-424: The battle, because Yoshiharu had killed Shigemochi, and Yoshiharu son, Horio Tadauji , had substituted the performance of exploits at the battle on his behalf. In 1604, Yoshiharu's son, Tadauji who had succeeded him as head of his house, died young, and his grandchild, Horio Tadaharu succeeded to a house. Tadaharu was so young (9 years old) that Yoshiharu ruled as a godfather until his own death on 1611. Yoshiharu

150-406: The credit for the siege of Odawara . Horio Yoshiharu, Nakamura Kazuuji and Ikoma Chikamasa were appointed the three chūrō by Hideyoshi in his last years, and participated in the "Toyotomi administration". In 1598, after the death of Hideyoshi, Yoshiharu switched his allegiance to Tokugawa Ieyasu . In 1599, he transferred responsibility as head of the family to his son, Horio Tadauji , and

165-646: The death of Nobunaga, He shone as a retainer of Hideyoshi. Horio killed Saito Toshikazu after he attempt to scroll past Hideyoshi's lines at the Battle of Yamazaki . He was involved in various battles such as the Battle of Shizugatake in 1583. In 1585, Yoshiharu participated in the Toyama campaign against Sassa Narimasa . Also in 1587, in the Kyūshū Campaign and get the court title of Senior Fifth Rank (Lower) and Head of Security. In 1590, Hideyoshi awarded him 120,000 koku at Hamamatsu, Tōtōmi Province because of

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180-497: The other castle buildings have been reconstructed in modern times. Matsue Castle, standing on the shores of Lake Shinji , is one of Japan's Three Great Lake Castles and the heart of Matsue's central riverside district. Of the 100+ castles remaining in Japan, Matsue Castle is the only one with a surviving main keep in the San'in region . This keep is the second largest, the third tallest (30m) and

195-483: The sixth oldest amongst Japanese castles. It was built over a period of 5 years by the daimyō of the Izumo region, Horio Yoshiharu , and was completed in 1611. After the reigns of Horio Tadaharu and Kyōgoku Tadataka , Matsudaira Naomasa , a grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu , became Lord of the castle, after being transferred from Matsumoto in Shinano Province , and thus began a reign that lasted 10 generations of

210-479: Was given 50,000 koku as a domain to live after retirement at Fuchu, Echizen Province . In 1600, Yoshiharu took part in Ieyasu's force. He killed Kaganoi Shigemochi , who killed Mizuno Tadashige on August 27 at Chiryu, Mikawa Province , but was injured by Shigemochi. Because of that, he could not take part in the Battle of Sekigahara on October 21. However, Ieyasu gave him 240,000 koku at Toda, Izumo Province after

225-577: Was popular and was so calm that he was called Hotoke no Mosuke (仏の茂助), which means that Yoshiharu was a saint of a man. The family temple of the Horio clan is Shunkō-in , in Hanazono, Ukyo District, Kyoto Prefecture . Shimizu Muneharu Shimizu Muneharu ( 清水 宗治 , 1537 – June 23, 1582) , also known as Shimizu Chōzaemon ( 清水 長左衛門 ) , was a military commander during the Sengoku period . He served

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