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松前崇広
Lord of the Matsumae domain in the late Edo period. Given special orders by the shogunate to build a castle against foreign ships, he completed the new Fukuyama (Matsumae) Castle in 1854. He later served as a senior councilor (roju) of the shogunate.
Ordered by the shogunate in 1849, he started work the next year to a design by Ichikawa Ichigaku, a military scholar from the Takasaki domain, put a senior retainer in charge, and finished in 1854 after five years. His grave, in a granite stone shrine, is in the Matsumae lords' cemetery north of the castle.
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Matsumae, Hokkaido
松前城
Built on the shogunate's orders to face down foreign ships, this was the last and northernmost castle built in the traditional Japanese style, with seven gun batteries lined up toward the sea.
built the new Fukuyama CastleRecord source: article
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Matsumae, Hokkaido
松前城
Built on the shogunate's orders to face down foreign ships, this was the last and northernmost castle built in the traditional Japanese style, with seven gun batteries lined up toward the sea.
BuiltRecord source: jokaku
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Hokuto, Hokkaido
戸切地陣屋
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