Makino family crest “three oaks”
Nagaoka CastleNagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture
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- Nagaoka Castle
| castle construction | 1616 |
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| address | 80-24 Miyama-cho, Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture (inside Eikyuyama Park) |
| telephone number | 0258-35-0185 |
| Opening hours | 9:00-17:00 |
| closing day | Monday (the next day if it is a national holiday), the day after a national holiday (however, open on Saturdays and Sundays) From December 28th to January 4th of the following year |
| Admission fee | Adults 300 yen / High school students 200 yen / Elementary and junior high school students 150 yen |
Nagaoka Castle was burnt down during the Boshin War (currently JR Nagaoka Station). The history museum in Yukyuyama Park is built in the style of a castle tower.
- Access to Nagaoka Castle
- Approximately 15 minutes by bus from Nagaoka Station on the JR Shinetsu Main Line.
HISTORYAbout Nagaoka Castle
Read about incidents related to Nagaoka Castle
- Boshin WarThe Great War that determined the trends of the end of the Edo period and the Meiji Restoration
- The Tokugawa-Edo shogunate, which had lasted for 260 years, ended with the Restoration of Imperial Government, but the Tokugawa family continued to hold power. In response, members of the new government such as the Satsuma, Choshu, and Tosa clans sided with the former shogunate in order to seize control of the government.
- Odate RebellionKenshin Uesugi's successor battle: Kagetora vs. Kagekatsu
- On March 13, 1578, Uesugi Kenshin, known as the ``Dragon of Echigo,'' died suddenly at Kasugayama Castle (present-day Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture). The succession dispute that arose as a result of this was the Otate Rebellion, which lasted until 1580. Ken
History of the Nagaoka Domain, whose domain office is Nagaoka Castle
| Domain office | Nagaoka Castle |
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| old area | Echigo country |
| stone height | 74,000 koku |
| Fudai/Tozama | Fudai |
| main lord | Mr. Makino |
| Estimated population | 120,000 people (first year of Meiji) |
Tadanari Makino, who fought bravely during the Osaka Winter and Summer Campaign, was transferred to additional territories and established a domain. The Makino family served as the lord of the domain until the 13th generation, Tadayuki. At the end of the Edo period, Tsuginosuke Kawai carried out reform of the feudal government. Although he fought fiercely against the new government forces during the Boshin War, he met a disappointing end.
