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2. Things Depicted in the Old Photograph (Click to Open in a New Tab)
3. Explanation of This Old Photograph
This photo, strictly speaking, was taken from the north window of the castle tower, looking west-northwest, and is thought to have been taken in the 1890s.
What catches the eye are the buildings surrounded by high walls, which were constructed in the 1880s and are the ‘Nagano Prefecture Prison Matsumoto Branch’ (present-day prison). During the Edo period, there was a workshop for construction (civil engineering and construction workshop) here.
In the distance, you can see ‘Joyama’ (Castle Hill). As you can see, in the past, there were no buildings, and the number of trees was sparse. Before the Meiji era, most fuel and building materials depended on trees, and it is said that many mountains around the villages were generally bare.
On the hillside, the temple buildings of ‘Shorinji’ are visible, and you can still see its main hall and mountain gate from the castle tower.
In front of the prison office, you can see the main and worship halls of ‘Wakamiya Hachiman Shrine,’ which were moved to ‘Matsumoto Shrine’ in the early Taisho period.
The ‘Gimin-zuka’ shown in the image above are places related to the ‘Kasuke' Legend of the ‘Jōkyō Uprising.'
4. Links to Sites for "Other Directions"
・The View from the Tenshukaku of Matsumoto Castle: Past and Present [East]
・The View from the Tenshukaku of Matsumoto Castle: Past and Present [South]
・The View from the Tenshukaku of Matsumoto Castle: Past and Present [North]
