更新日：2024年2月27日

Tenshumon(Castle Gate)

Tenshumon

It is said that the second lord of Hamamatsu Castle, HORIO Yoshiharu, built the castle tower inside the tenshu-guruwa (castle keep bailey).

However, based on old maps and other materials it is believed that the castle tower was lost completely at some point in the early Edo period.

The castle gate at the entrance to the castle keep bailey was maintained until the end of the Edo period but was dismantled and sold in 1873.

The 1854 Hamamatsu Castle Map shows damage to the castle caused by the Ansei Earthquake in 1854.

It is recorded that although the wall of the castle gate partially collapsed, it managed to avoid serious damage.

The picture map also depicts the earthen wall surrounding the perimeter of the castle keep bailey.

The castle gate was of the style called yagura-mon, being equipped with a turret on top.

Watari-yagura, where turrets extend over the stone walls on both sides, are often seen in castles in western Japan that make extensive use of stone walls.

The outline of the castle gate restoration is as follows: