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A Study of Aki Koriyama Castle and Castle Town (Yoshida) in the Sengoku Period.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 07610341
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Japanese history
Research InstitutionHiroshima Women's University

Principal Investigator

AKIYAMA Nobutaka  Hiroshima Women's University, Faculty of Intercultural communication, Associate Professor, 国際文化学部, 助教授 (60142337)

Project Period (FY) 1995 – 1996
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1996)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000)
Fiscal Year 1996: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 1995: ¥1,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000)
Keywordscastle / Sengoku daimyou / Mori familly / castle town / Koriyamajyo
Research Abstract

The remains of castles and castle towns in the Sengoku Period were studied to throw light on their actual conditions, employing the field work based on the results excavation reseach and the method of historical examination of castle development.
The Mori family began building Koriyama Castle in the latter half of the 15th century. Mori Motonari enlarged the castle all over Mt.Koriyama. The mountaintop was called Siro, and the foot of mounntain was called Fumoto or Sato. Motonari and Takamoto lived in Siro with his administrators (Bugyounin). Fumoto was residential quarters of their retainers (Satosyu)
Mori Terumoto made extensive repairs on the castle and castle town in the Toyotomi Period. But he decided to build new castl town (Hiroshima) in 1558.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1996 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1995 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (2 results)

All Other

All Publications (2 results)

  • [Publications] 秋山伸隆: "毛利氏の本拠・吉田郡山城" 広島城. 102-105 (1995)

    • Related Report
      1996 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 秋山伸隆: "毛利氏の本拠・吉田郡山城" 広島城. 102-105 (1995)

    • Related Report
      1995 Annual Research Report

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Published: 1995-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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