Maeda family crest “Umebachi”
Toyama CastleToyama City, Toyama Prefecture
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- Toyama Prefecture
- Toyama Castle
| Other name | Anju castle, floating castle |
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| castle construction | 1543 |
| address | 1-62 Honmaru, Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture |
The castle of the Etchu Maeda family, a branch of the Kaga Maeda family. Because the castle used the flow of the Jinzu River (present-day Matsukawa) to defend itself, it appeared to be floating on water, earning it the nickname "floating castle" and being said to be difficult to attack.
- Access to Toyama Castle
- 10 minutes walk from the south exit of Toyama Station on the JR/Ainokaze Toyama Railway.
HISTORYAbout Toyama Castle
Read about incidents related to Toyama Castle
- Battle of Suemori CastleToshiie Maeda is in a big pinch! Confronted Narimasa Sassa in Hokuriku
- Toshiie Maeda was a close aide to Oda Nobunaga, ran the government as one of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's five elders, and built Kaga Hyakumangoku. The battle that Toshiie found himself in a big crisis was on September 9, 1584, at Suemori Castle in Noto Province (present-day Ishikawa Prefecture).
History of the Toyama Domain, with Toyama Castle as the domain office
| Domain office | Toyama Castle |
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| old area | Toyama, Shinkawa District, Etchu Province |
| stone height | 100,000 koku |
| Fudai/Tozama | Foreigner |
| main lord | Mr. Maeda |
| Estimated population | 120,000 people (first year of Meiji) |
It began when Toshitsune Maeda of the Kaga Domain gave 100,000 koku of Toyama to his second son Tositsugu. The second generation, Shoho, established the prototype of medicine sellers in Toyama.
