Hiroshima Castle

Hiroshima Castle was built by Terumoto Mori in 1589. The castle was called “Koi Castle,” and the castle tower and other castle buildings survived until 1945, when the castle tower was completely destroyed by the atomic bomb.

The castle tower and other castle buildings were reconstructed after 1958, and the castle is now a history museum that mainly introduces samurai culture.

◎Mouri Terumoto (1553-1625): A feudal lord of the Azuchi-Momoyama period. Grandson of Motonari. He was the general of the Western Army in the Battle of Sekigahara, but after the war he was reduced to two provinces of Hosho. Built Hiroshima Castle.

◎Fukushima Masanori (1561-1624): A feudal lord of the Azuchi-Momoyama and early Edo periods. He is famous for his success in the Battle of Dokugatake. Became lord of Hiroshima Castle after the Battle of Sekigahara. Later moved to Shinano.

◎Asano Nagasheng (1586-1632): A feudal lord in the Azuchi-Momoyama and early Edo periods. He served in the Battle of Osaka and was transferred to Hiroshima after Fukushima Masanori was exiled.

◎Yoshinaga Asano (1681-1752): Lord of the Hiroshima domain. In order to restore the stalemate in the administration of the domain, he implemented a number of reforms, such as encouraging stockbrokers and strengthening the ruling organization, and was called the “lord of the revival” of the domain.

◎Asano Shigesheng (1743-1813): 7th lord of the Asano family of the Hiroshima domain. He worked to restore the finances of the domain through thrift ordinances and the Shakuraho law, and also worked to promote education by founding the domain’s academy.