Okabe Matabee - Okabe Matabee

…In preparation for the Toyotomi clan in Osaka and to protect the Tokaido, the daimyo of the western provinces who were under the patronage of the Toyotomi clan were mobilized to carry out the “National Construction Project” in 1817, and construction of the stone walls, castle tower, and Honmaru Palace was carried out. At this time, Kato Kiyomasa was in charge of the stone walls of the castle tower base, Kobori Enshu (Masaichi) was the magistrate for construction, Nakai Masakiyo was the master carpenter, and under him were Okabe Matabei, a local carpenter from Atsuta who had worked on the Azuchi Castle tower. The castle, which was completed in the winter of 1819, is located at the northern end of a plateau bordered by marshes to the north, and is a typical example of a flat castle. …

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…大坂の豊臣氏への備え，東海道の鎮護として，10年豊臣家恩顧の西国諸大名を動員して〈天下普請〉が興され，石垣，天守，本丸御殿と作事が行われた。このとき加藤清正は天守台石垣を担当，作事奉行に小堀遠州(政一)，大工棟梁に中井正清，その下に安土城天守を手がけた地元熱田の大工岡部又兵衛らが配された。　14年冬に完成した城は，北に沼沢地をひかえた台地の北端に位置し，平城の典型である。…

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