Tottori - Jinpukaku

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仁風閣（じんぷうかく） ................................................................................. Tottori Castle Walls 鳥取城跡 ................................................................................. old castle walls ... azaleas also show some tears

It was raining when we walked around Tottori on our second day, and taking photos became difficult under the protection of an old umbrella.



Jinpukaku and Castle Park ... ALBUM



Jinpukaku Mansion
Jinpukaku Guest House
Tu-Su. This French renaissance-style mansion was home to the remnants of the Edo-era feudal clan, Ikeda.
It served as residence for the Showa Tenno when he visited in 1907.


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Tottori Castle Ruins
Built in 1545, Tottori Castle was destroyed in a massive siege in the 19th century, and only the foundations remain. The site offers a nice view of the city below from the lower reaches of Mt. Kyusho. The surrounding park is the perfect place to go during cherry-blossom season. The azaleas in early summer are also very pleasant to view.

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Tottori Castle (鳥取城, Tottori-jō)
was the central castle of the Tottori han (fief) in feudal Japan. It was a yamashiro, or 'mountain-castle', built into the mountain itself, using natural obstacles and defenses to a greater extent than man-made walls. Currently, little remains of the castle aside from parts of the stone wall, and one gate, which is reinforced with iron, and features spikes on the outsides of the doors, to help against attackers.

In the late 12th century, following the Genpei War, the new Shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo granted the Tottori han to Nasu no Yoichi, the hero of the battle of Yashima. He lost it soon afterwards to Kajiwara Kagetoki, a spy for Yoritomo, in a hunting competition.

Tottori is perhaps most well-known for its siege in 1581 by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, which lasted 200 days. Those inside, led by Kikkawa Tsuneie, eventually were forced to surrender due to starvation, coming just short, according to some accounts, of giving in to cannibalism.
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Nasu no Yoichi 那須与一
(c. 1169 – c. 1232)
was a samurai who fought alongside the Minamoto clan in the Genpei War. He is particularly famous for his actions at the Battle of Yashima in 1184. According to the Heike Monogatari, the enemy Taira placed a fan atop the mast of one of their ships, claiming it protected the ship from arrows, and daring the Minamoto warriors to shoot it off. Sitting atop his mount in the waves, his target atop the ship rocking as well, Nasu nevertheless shot it down with only one shot.



After the Genpei War, he was made daimyō of Tottori Castle, but he lost this position to Kajiwara Kagetoki after being defeated in a hunting competition. He left Echigo Province and, following the death of Minamoto no Yoritomo, Nasu became a Buddhist monk in the Jodo Shinshu sect. Eventually, he formed a temple, which has since been passed down to the oldest son of the Nasu family. For administrative purposes, detailed records were kept regarding who was to inherit the temple. As a result of this, it was possible to trace the Nasu lineage right up to the destruction of the temple during World War II. Most believe that he died at the age of 64, in the year 1232, during a ceremony in Kobe honoring those who died in the Genpei War.
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.　Manholes with Daruma マンホール .


. The BATTLE AT YASHIMA
Yashima Gassen 屋島合戦.


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