Virtual Tour | Akashi Castle: The Final Line of Defense for Himeji Castle Along the Seto Inland Sea
Akashi Castle (明石城), located south of Kobe, is arguably not so well-known even to the Japanese. It was established as a back-up defense for Himeji Castle in the event that an attack might come from the West. The castle was constructed by order of Shogun Tokugawa Hidetada from 1617 to 1619, consolidating the power of the Tokugawa regime. Although Tokugawa Ieyasu effectively ended the civil wars in 1600 at the Battle of Sekigahara, almost two decades later there was still a perceived threat from feudal lords. Allegedly, it was built on the site of a burial mound which was believed to have been the grave of the Nara period poet Kakinomoto no Hitomaro.
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