The castle was built by Terumoto Mori and became the base of the Hiroshima clan, changing hands between the Fukushima clan and the Asano clan.
This castle, also known as Carp Castle or Zaima Castle, was built by Terumoto Mori as the new headquarters of the feudal lord Mori clan. The Mori clan achieved great success during the Jokyu War (1221), which occurred during the Kamakura period, and was given the position of headman of Yoshida-sho, Aki Province (Akitakada City) by the shogunate. This was a powerful clan that expanded its power around Koriyama Castle. Among them, Motonari was an outstanding figure, and during the turbulent times of the Sengoku period, he defeated powerful samurai from all over the country, including the Amago clan of the San'in region, and became a daimyo unrivaled in the Chugoku region. Motonari's grandson Terumoto also had great power as a daimyo with 1.12 million koku under the Toyotomi government. He traveled from Koriyama Castle to Utsumi Kotsu.
INFORMATION
- business hours
- Castle tower December to February 9:00-17:00 (Last admission 16:30) March-November 9:00-18:00 (Last admission 17:30) Ninomaru April-September 9:00 00:00-17:30 (Admission until 17:00) October-March 9:00-16:30 (Admission until 16:00)
- Holidays
- year-end
- price
- None (Admission to the Hiroshima Castle Tower is charged. Please see the Hiroshima Castle Tower page for details.)
- address
- 〒730-001121-1 Motomachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
- Phone Number
- 082-221-7512