Kōchi Castle was built by Yamauchi Kazutoyo after the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600. The castle was completed in 1611.
The bronze statue of Yamauchi Kazutoyo on his horse stands outside the ōte-mon (main gate), while a bronze statue of Itagaki Taisuke overlooks the interior of the ōte-mon. A statue of Yamauchi Kazutoyo’s wife Chiyo with the horse she bought for her husband stands further inside the walls. Other monuments, including one for a doctor and another for someone’s wife are scattered throughout the grounds.
SOURCE: Bronze Statue of Yamauchi Kazutoyo (Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 24 April 2019.
SOURCE: Canal Near Ōte-mon of Kochi Castle (Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 24 April 2019.
SOURCE: Ōte-mon of Kochi Castle -1 (Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 24 April 2019.
SOURCE: Ōte-mon of Kochi Castle – 2 (Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 24 April 2019.
SOURCE: Ōte-mon of Kochi Castle – 3 (Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 24 April 2019.
SOURCE: Bronze Statue of Itagaki Taisuke Overlooking Kochi Castle Ōte-mon (Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 24 April 2019.
SOURCE: Bronze Statue of Chiyo, Wife of Yamauchi Kazutoyo (with her Husband’s Horse) (Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 24 April 2019.
SOURCE: Monument to a Doctor (Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 24 April 2019.
SOURCE: Monument to a Departed Wife (Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 24 April 2019.
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