更新日：2024年1月5日

Ieyasu Tokugawa’s Reign Over Hamamatsu Castle 3

3. Ieyasu’s Hamamatsu Castle

Hamamatsu Castle from Ieyasu’s era is presumed to be an earthen castle with no stone walls or tile roofing, which was practical in the warring states era.

The image above shows moats, earthen works, baileys surrounded by wood fences, a simple watch tower and buildings with wooden roofs.

Many finds from this period were found in Tosho-gu shrine in Motoshiro, Sakuza bailey and Shimizu bailey excavations so far, however some tile fragments were also found in the remains of an old well at the former Motoshiro elementary school.

This leads us to believe that Ieyasu may have begun constructing tile roofed buildings.