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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  Buzen-no-Kuni Kokurajoezu

  Original size: 240cm from east to west and 185cm from north to south.

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  Bungo-no-kuni Naorigunokajo ezu

  Original size: 280cm from east to west and 179cm from north to south.

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  Bungo-no-uchi Usukijoezu

  Original size: 227cm from east to west and 250cm from north to south.

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  Bungo Funaijo no ezu

  Original size: 273cm from east to west and 255cm from north to south.

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  Bungo-no-kuni Hijijo ezu

  Original size: 186cm from east to west and 164cm from north to south.

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  Hizen-no-kuni Karatsujo mawari ezu

  Original size: 244cm from east to west and 182cm from north to south.

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  Higo-no-Kuni Yatsushirojo kuruwaezu

  Original size: 274cm from east to west and 206cm from north to south.