The Heritage of the Castle Town The Heritage of the Castle Town Takaoka's 400 year history begins with the vision of Toshinaga Maeda. 3 Remains of Kibune Castle L! I 【Prefecturally Designated Historical Site】 Y ◆ opening hours ★ admission ☆ holiday 1 telephone ○ transportation（car） ● transportation（other） This castle was said to have been built by Ishiguro One of Japan's When Minamoto no Yoshitsune was Odakeyabu One of Japan's Top 100 Parks most famous Taro Mitsuhiro on the Kibune Plain in 1184. In 1585, fleeing to the north from his brother Sannomaru Ikenohata Pond moated parks! Yoritomo, it is said that he stopped here Honmaru Bridge Lord Maeda Toshiie granted it to his youngest son, （West outer Moat） on the way. According to legend, the Statue of Hidetsugu, as his residence. However it was destroyed hand and foot impressions you can still The original stone walls still remain Honmaru Toshinaga Maeda in the great Tensho Earthquake of the same year. see are those of his retainer, Benkei. on each side of the bridge between The Forest of Arts Akimaru Honmaru and Ninomaru Nino Bridge After the castle was destroyed, Inner WestMoat Honmaru Hiroba those who lived nearby settled （Open space） Public Nakanoshima in an area of Takaoka City, and Ninomaru Assembly Hall WC Choyo Waterfall WC as a result that district is still Benkei's fist imprint Benkei's footprint Kajimaru called Kibune. Ninomaru Ichino Bridge Odakeyabu Archery Hall One of Japan's '100 Famous Castles' Chushun Remains of Kibune Castle／○ From Noetsu Expressway Fukuoka I.C: 1 minute 7 Keta Shrine Main Hall 【Important Cultural Asset】 Bridge Choyo Bridge WC Panorama Outer SouthMoat Imizu Shrine WC This shrine is one of the oldest in all of Toyama Prefecture, dating from as The Takeda Residence far back as the 8th century. In the mid-16th century the main hall was Gokoku WC 4 Sumo The large moat covers 【Important Cultural Asset】 Shrine Ring 210,000 sq. metres, rebuilt in grand style, leaving many characteristic signs of Muromachi era around 30% of the park's total area This is said to be the residence of the architecture. The buildings were later renovated again by Lord Toshitsune WC Outer NorthMoat descendants of the younger brother of Takeda Maeda. Sannomaru Statue of Ukon Takayama Shingen, the famous 16th century military Keta Shrine Main Hall／ Inside Keta Shrine, Teahouse there is a monument and ● From JR Fushiki Station: shrine dedicated to WC Minbu's Well commander. From the early Edo period, WC 25 minutes on foot Otomo no Yakamochi, Takaoka City Gymnasium however, it was used as the official residence the 8th century author of Municipal Museum Zoo ○ From the Noetsu Expressway the Manyoshu Kajimaru of the village mayor. It is said to be constructed from timber left Takaoka-kita I.C: 15 minutes collection of poems. Masugata Moat Akimaru over when the Great Hall of Shokoji Temple was built, and still Sannomaru Moat （Chiritamarazu） retains many typical features of a later Edo period dwelling, such One of Japan's top 100 natural spring waters Yakamochi kun To JR Takaoka Station Nakagawa as the fine jointed woodwork seen in the roof assembly. Moat The Takeda Residence／◆ 9：00～16：30 ★ Adults 210 Yen, Free for those Timeline〈The Heritage of the Castle Town〉 Remains of Takaoka Castle of junior high school age or younger ☆ Tuesdays（Wednesday if Tuesday is 1 a public holiday） 1 0766-44-0724 ● From JR Amaharashi Station: 20 1558-1570 Keta Shrine is rebuilt after its destruction （Takaoka Kojo Park）【Prefecturally Designated Historical Site】 minutes on foot ○ From Noetsu Expressway Takaoka-kita I.C: 20 minutes by Kenshin Uesugi Takaoka Castle was built 1585 Lord Toshinaga founds Moriyama Castle here in 1609 under the 5 Ariso Sho Hachiman-gu Shrine Kifune Castle is destroyed in an earthquake command of Lord Toshinaga 【Tangible Cultural Asset】 1609 March 18th Toyama Castle is burnt to the ground in the Maeda, and was designed by Great Fire of Toyama This shrine came into being at around the the warrior Ukon Takayama. April Construction begins on Takaoka Castle according One of Japan's One of Japan's time of Takaoka's founding in the early After Toshinaga's death in to the design of Ukon Takayama '100'100 HistoricalHistorical Parks'Parks' toptop 100100 cherrycherry blossomblossom locationslocations 17th century, when Ariso Shrine and 1615, the 'One Province, September 13th Lord Toshinaga enters Takaoka Castle Yokota Hachiman Shrine merged. The One Castle' law was enacted, 1614 Lord Toshinaga dies current structure dates from 1883, but the Remains of and Takaoka Castle had to 1615 Takaoka Castle is demolished under the 'One Province, 2 similarity of the engraving marks suggest Moriyama Castle be destroyed as a result, for Statue of Toshinaga Statue of Ukon Takayama, Ariso Sho Hachiman-gu Shrine／● From One Castle' decree that the shrine's stone walls, said to have This castle was constructed on Mount the province already had a Maeda, second lord expert castle builder and Takaoka Town Bus 'Komichi' Ariso jinja The castle remains come under control of the been donated by the Maeda clan, date Futagami in the Middle Ages. It was the major castle in Kanazawa. of the Maeda clan early Japanese Christian mae Stop: 1 minute on foot ○ From Noetsu Town Magistrate's Office Expressway Takaoka I.C: 10 minutes from the same era as Takaoka Castle. main castle of this region at the time. However, the surrounding moats and walls were left intact and the Early 17th century The Takeda family becomes the town hall and Lord Toshinaga Maeda lived in this site was used to store the province's supplies of rice and weaponry. centre of local government castle from 1585 to 1597, and his son After the Meiji Restoration in 1868, there were worries that the area 6 Takaoka Sekino Shrine 1870 Kanazawa province decides to take over the land and successor Lord Toshitsune also lived here during his childhood. would be taken over by the private sector, so a group led by Kajuro for cultivation The spirit of Takaoka's founder, Lord 1872 The land comes under the jurisdiction of Nanao When Takaoka Castle was built, the family moved down to the town, Hattori petitioned for the castle to come into public ownership, thus Toshinaga Maeda, is enshrined here. Prefecture and the area they moved to became known as Moriyama-machi as a preserving this important historical locale for future generations. Sekino Shrine is also commonly 1873 Through the activism of Kajuro Hattori, legislation is result. Takaoka Municipal Museum／★ Free 1 0766-20-1572 known as Takanomiya. Part of the passed which grants ■ From the summit of Mount Futagami, you can look across the whole ☆ Monday (Tuesday if Monday is a public holiday),New Year I can guide you round original Edo period construction of 1875 The castle remains are officially designated 'Takaoka Park' Imizu-Heiya plain. Perhaps Lord Toshinaga Maeda decided on the ● From JR Takaoka Station: 15 Minutes on foot the museum! location of Takaoka Castle while gazing down from this spot. ○ From the Noetsu Expressway Takaoka I.C: 10 minutes the main hall survives to this day. 1965 The remains are designated a prefectural historical Remains of Moriyama Castle／ Takaoka Sekino Shrine／● From JR Takaoka Station: 7 Minutes on foot monument ○From Noetsu Expressway Takaoka-kita I.C: 20 minutes ○ From Noetsu Expressway Takaoka I.C: 10 minutes To Noto Airport Wakura onsen N The Heritage of Trade and Industry Nanao Nanao city Tokuda otsu JCT Across the ages, connecting hearts: Takaoka 400th Anniversary Access to Takaoka In 2009 y a w s s e Takaoka celebrates its 400th anniversary JR Nanao Line r Toyama Bay p Himi Hot Hakui x Kurobe I.C. From Nagoya: 3 hours E u Spring Village April 30 (evening), May 1 s Yamacho Street 15 Great Image of Buddha t e 8 o u N Himi rik 【Important historic buildings Takaoka Mikurumayama Festival （A seated bronze statue of Amida Nyorai Buddha） u e Amaharashi k in Takaoka I.C o L preservation area】 【An Important Tangible and Intangible 【Designated as a Municipal Cultural Asset】 Himi I.C. Beach H Uozu I.C. R in Noetsu J a Mt. Futagami Fushiki M ■ Street lined with storehouses Cultural Asset】 Expressway This is one of Japan's three 'Great Buddha Statues' Namerikawa Namerikawa I.C. （13.7km） Takaoka I.C. Takaoka This area was built as a merchant's Only 5 events in the country are designated as along with the Kamakura Buddha and the Nara Buddha. Miyajima Valley 8 Oyabe・Tonami JCT 156 Kosugi I.C. Toyama Tateyama I.C Hokuriku quarter by Toshinaga Maeda. In both a tangible and intangible cultural asset It was thought to have been brought here when Lord Tokai-hokuriku Expressway Isurugi Toyama I.C Expressway Hukuoka I.C. Toyama-nishi I.C 1900 a great fire destroyed the area, Tsubata Legend has it that this festival began when Toshinaga founded the castle. Earlier, wooden versions （48.1km） Oyabe I.C. Tonami I.C. Toyama Airport Lord Toshiie was presented with an official To Kanazawa and in an attempt to prevent the of the statue burned down, most recently in 1900. In Shirakawa-go I.C. Ecchuyatsuo ay Oyabe・Tonami JCT court carriage by Taiko Hideyoshi, and this essw TＯＹＡＭＡ tragedy reoccurring, the new Tokai-hokuriku Hida-kiyomi I.C. Hokuriku Expr was presented to the townspeople by Lord Japan'sJapan's threethree GreatGreat BuddhaBuddha order that this would not happen again, the current Expressway Shogawa Hot Spring Village Tokai-hokuriku Hukumitsu I.C.