Shoho Shiroezu

The Tokugawa Shogunate ordered Feudal Clans to prepare the Shoho Shiro Ezu (map of castle town) in the first year of Shoho (1644). These illustrated maps include military information such as buildings in castle compounds, height of stone walls, width and depth of moats, as well as plans of castle towns, location and features of mountains and rivers are shown precisely and accurately. Each clan submitted the Ezu within several years after received order from the Tokugawa Shogunate. The Shogunate kept these Ezu in Momijiyama Bunko (library). Inventory books of the library recorded 131 Ezu in "Enlarged Official Inventory Book" at the end of Edo period. Presently, National Archives of Japan has 63 shoho Shiro Ezu. These Ezu are designated as National Important Cutural Properties in the 61st year of Showa (1986).

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  Kouzuke-no-kuni Numatajo ezu

  Original size: 176cm from east to west and 234cm from north to south.

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  Shimotsuke-no -kuni Karasuyamajo ezu

  Original size: 219cm from east to west and 244cm from north to south.

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  Hitachi-no-kuni Kasamanoshiro ezu

  Original size: 270cm from east to west and 279cm from north to south.

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  Hitachi-no-Kuni Mitojozu

  Original size: 419cm from east to west and 250cm from north to south.

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  Shimousa-no-kuni Kogajo ezu

  Original size: 282cm from east to west and 341cm from north to south.

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  Shimousa-no-kuni Kogajo ezu

  Original size: 315cm from east to west and 216cm from north to south.

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  Sagamino-kuni Odawarajo ezu

  Original size: 310cm from east to west and 291cm from north to south.