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{{nihongo|'''Goryōkaku'''|五稜郭|}} (literally, "five-point fort") is a [[star fort]] in the Japanese city of [[Hakodate, Hokkaido|Hakodate]] on the island of [[Hokkaido]].<ref name="nussbaum259">{{cite book|author=Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric|author-link=Louis-Frédéric|year=2002|publisher=[[Harvard University Press]]|translator=Kathe Roth|place=London, England|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&pg=PA259&dq=|title=Goryōkaku|work=Japan Encyclopedia|page=259|isbn=0-674-00770-0}}</ref><ref name=Hinago>{{cite book|author=Hinago, Motoo|title=Japanese Castles|publisher=Kodansha International Ltd. and Shibundo|year=1986|isbn=0870117661|pages=131–133}}</ref> It was the main fortress of the short-lived [[Republic of Ezo]]. |
{{nihongo|'''Goryōkaku'''|五稜郭|}} (literally, "five-point fort") is a [[star fort]] in the Japanese city of [[Hakodate, Hokkaido|Hakodate]] on the island of [[Hokkaido]].<ref name="nussbaum259">{{cite book|author=Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric|author-link=Louis-Frédéric|year=2002|publisher=[[Harvard University Press]]|translator=Kathe Roth|place=London, England|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&pg=PA259&dq=|title=Goryōkaku|work=Japan Encyclopedia|page=259|isbn=0-674-00770-0}}</ref><ref name=Hinago>{{cite book|author=Hinago, Motoo|title=Japanese Castles|publisher=Kodansha International Ltd. and Shibundo|year=1986|isbn=0870117661|pages=131–133}}</ref> The fortress was completed in 1866 which is two years before the collapse of the [[Tokugawa Shogunate]]. It was the main fortress of the short-lived [[Republic of Ezo]]. |
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Revision as of 22:05, 24 January 2021
| Goryōkaku | |
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五稜郭 | |
| Part of Boshin War | |
| Near Hakodate in Japan | |
 Goryōkaku viewed from Goryōkaku Tower | |
 governmental hall of the Republic of Ezo | |
  Goryōkaku | |
| Coordinates | 41°47′49″N 140°45′25″E / 41.79694°N 140.75694°E |
| Type | Star fort |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1866 |
| Built by | Takeda Hisaburō |
| Battles/wars | Boshin War |
 19th century map of Goryōkaku | |
Goryōkaku (五稜郭) (literally, "five-point fort") is a star fort in the Japanese city of Hakodate on the island of Hokkaido.[1][2] The fortress was completed in 1866 which is two years before the collapse of the Tokugawa Shogunate. It was the main fortress of the short-lived Republic of Ezo.
History
Goryōkaku was designed in 1855 by Takeda Ayasaburō. His plan was based on the work of the French architect Vauban.[1] It is shaped like a five-pointed star. This allowed for greater numbers of gun emplacements on its walls than a traditional Japanese fortress, and reduced the number of blind spots where a cannon could not fire.
The fort was built by the Tokugawa shogunate to protect the Tsugaru Strait against a possible invasion by the Russian fleet.[1]
Goryōkaku is famous as the site of the last battle of the Boshin War. The fighting lasted for a week (June 20–27, 1869).[1]
Park
Today, Goryōkaku is a park declared as a Special Historical Site, being a part of the Hakodate city museum and a citizens' favorite spot for cherry-blossom viewing in spring.
See also
- List of Special Places of Scenic Beauty, Special Historic Sites and Special Natural Monuments
- Benten Daiba, another key fortress of the Republic of Ezo
- Citadel Hill, a similar shaped fortress in Nova Scotia, Canada
- Fort Bourtange, a similarly-shaped fortress in the Netherlands.
- List of foreign-style castles in Japan
- Palmanova
References
- ^ a b c d Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Goryōkaku. Translated by Kathe Roth. London, England: Harvard University Press. p. 259. ISBN 0-674-00770-0.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Hinago, Motoo (1986). Japanese Castles. Kodansha International Ltd. and Shibundo. pp. 131–133. ISBN 0870117661.
Further reading
- Benesch, Oleg and Ran Zwigenberg (2019). Japan's Castles: Citadels of Modernity in War and Peace. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 374. ISBN 9781108481946.
- Schmorleitz, Morton S. (1974). Castles in Japan. Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Co. p. 144. ISBN 0-8048-1102-4.
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