[Miyagi] Sendai Castle Ruins, the remains of the residence of Sengoku Daimyo Date Masamune

Sendai Castle, the residence of the Date family, a major figure in Tohoku

The Sendai Castle Ruins are the remains of the Date family's 620,000 koku castle in Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, and are sometimes called ``Aoba Castle'' because they were built on top of Mt. Aoba. It is a place where you can overlook the urban area of ​​Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, which is a designated city, and is a popular tourist spot, as well as being designated as a national historic site.

Photo by yy – PICT0106(2007) / Size-adapted.

This Sendai Castle ruins was once called Chiyo Castle, and was the residence of the Kokubun family, who were vassals of the Sengoku daimyo Date family, for generations.
However, Morishige Kokubun, Date Masamune's uncle who was welcomed by the Date family and inherited the Kokubun family, had a disagreement with Date Masamune and ran away, running to Yoshinobu Satake, a Sengoku daimyo in Hitachi Province. Eventually, Chiyo Castle becomes an empty castle. Date Masamune, who had Iwadeyama Castle as his castle at the time, was planning to move his castle to this place, which was a natural stronghold and could overlook the vast Sendai Plain, and after the Battle of Sekigahara, Tokugawa Ieyasu After receiving permission, he began extensive construction work.
At the same time, work began on the construction of the castle town that is now Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, and it is said that the construction work was so large that it required more than 1 million people in total. As a result, construction work on the castle was completed during the Keicho period, and the name was changed to Sendai Castle, taking the auspicious characters. Sendai Castle in the era of Date Masamune was a mountain castle that focused on defense, so its design philosophy did not necessarily suit peaceful times. He built the convenient Ninomaru, and from then on, the lord of Sendai also came to live here.
At the current Sendai Castle ruins, the Otemon Gate and other buildings were destroyed by air raids during the previous war, so there are no notable buildings left, but the huge stone walls overwhelm the viewer, and the turret and other features have been restored. I am. In addition, an equestrian statue of Prince Masamune stands on the castle tower of the Sendai Castle ruins, and the Aoba Castle Materials Exhibition Hall is open next to it.In addition to displaying panels and models of the Sendai Castle ruins, there is also a computer graphics You can also see detailed restoration footage.

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