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English: It is presumed that emissaries or guests would first wait in the tsumesyo while the sosha went to the opposing compound to report to and obtain instructions from castle officials.
Japanese: まず使者や来客はここで待たされ、その間奏者番が、対面曲輪に赴いて御側使用人に報告し指示を受けていたのではないかと思われている。
English: There were also other compounds such as the northern demaru, the northern maguchi (exit) and the residential compound, as well as entrances including Iwaya-guchi (lit. Cave Gate), Tatsu-no-guchi (lit. Dragon Gate), Toramatsu-guchi (lit. Tiger and Pine Gate) and Sugitani-guchi (lit. Cedar Valley Gate).
Japanese: それ以外にも、北の出丸、北の丸口、屋敷曲輪の曲輪や、岩屋口、辰の口、虎松口、杉谷口などの虎口がある。
English: Numerous excavations focusing on the residential compound at the base of the mountain have been conducted including the investigation accompanying the construction the National Route 478 bypass.
Japanese: 八木城は国道478号のバイパス工事に伴う調査を含め、山麓の屋敷曲輪部分を中心とした発掘調査が何度か実施された。
English: These have unearthed structural remains of a residence protected by a stone wall, small caves with rock arrangements, stone wells, terraces created by digging into the valley walls, and some foundation stones.
Japanese: この発掘調査から、遺構として石垣で護岸された屋敷跡や石組土抗、石組井戸、谷を埋めて作った段々状の平坦地、礎石の一部が発掘された。
English: Take National Route 9 to Kasuga-jinja Shrine from the Yagi Higashi Interchange of the Kyoto Jukan Expressway.
Japanese: 京都縦貫自動車道　八木東インターチェンジ　→　国道9号　→　春日神社
English: The garden of Heian-jingu Shrine is a modern Japanese garden of the chisen kaiyu style (a style of Japanese garden with a path around a central pond) in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture.
Japanese: 平安神宮神苑（へいあんじんぐうしんえん）は京都府京都市左京区にある池泉回遊式庭園の近代日本庭園。
English: It consists of Minami (south) Shin-en Garden, Nishi (west) Shin-en Garden, Naka (middle) Shin-en Garden, and Higashi (east) Shin-en Garden that enclose the three sides behind Heian-jingu Shrine Daigokuden.
Japanese: 平安神宮の大極殿背後の周囲三方に配された南神苑、西神苑、中神苑、東神苑で構成される。
English: Take the Kyoto City Bus No. 5, extra service No. 5, No. 27, No. 32 or No. 46 to 'Kyotokaikan Bijutsukan-mae'.
Japanese: 京都市バス　5番・臨5番・27番・32番・46番で「京都会館美術館前」下車
English: Wayo-secchu (Japanese Hybrid Style) architecture refers to buildings constructed in modern Japan that intentionally blend elements of Japanese and Western architecture.
Japanese: 和洋折衷建築（わようせっちゅうけんちく）とは、近代日本において建てられた和風建築と洋風建築の要素を意図的に折衷した建物。
English: It is said to have originated in Yokohama City at the end of the Edo period, and such buildings were constructed throughout Japan after the Meiji Restoration.
Japanese: 幕末の横浜市にルーツを持つと言われ、明治維新後に日本各地で建築された。
English: The style is characterized by a combination of elements of Western architecture which was considered civilized, and Japanese architecture which was seen as a symbol of traditional status
Japanese: 文明的とされた洋風建築の要素と伝統的なステータスの象徴であった和風建築の要素の双方を組み合わせたところに特徴がある。
English: Representative examples include Mitsui-gumi House (later First National Bank main office) in Tokyo built in 1872, Kaichi Gakko Primary School in Matsumoto City built in 1876, and Seika-tei in Sapporo City in 1881.
Japanese: 代表的な建築物としては、1872年に建てられた東京の三井組ハウス（後の第一国立銀行本店）や1876年に建てられた松本市の開智学校、1881年に建てられた札幌市の清華亭などが挙げられる。
English: Okazaki-koen Park is an urban park in Okazaki, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City.
Japanese: 岡崎公園（おかざきこうえん）は、京都市左京区岡崎にある都市型の公園である。
English: It was here that the six great temples collectively known as the "Rikusho-ji" (lit. Six Victorious Temples) including Hossho-ji Temple were built during the Heian period.
Japanese: この地は、平安時代に法勝寺等、六勝寺と総称される6ヶ寺の大寺が建立された故地である。
English: The magnificent Rikusho-ji temple complex was burned to the ground through subsequent wars.
Japanese: 壮麗を極めた往時の六勝寺の伽藍も、その後の戦乱で灰燼に帰してしまった。
English: In the Meiji period, the Lake Biwa Canal was extended to the Keage area which bordered Okazaki to the east, and Japan's first hydroelectric power station was constructed.
Japanese: 明治時代、東側に隣接する蹴上の地域に、琵琶湖疏水が引かれ、日本初の水力発電所が建設された。
English: With the development of water transportation using inclines, the main trunk of the Lake Biwa Canal was drawn to the west across the Okazaki area.
Japanese: インクラインを利用した水運も発達すると、岡崎の地を琵琶湖疏水の本流が西流するようになった。
English: Thus, the area on the north side of the canal was used for the venue for The National Exhibition and regained prosperity.
Japanese: こうして、疏水の北側の地域を会場として、内国博覧会が開催されるようなり、賑わいを取り戻した。
English: After the exhibition, Heian-jingu Shrine was constructed on the former exhibition site, other cultural institutions were built, and the area was maintained as a park.
Japanese: その会場あとに造営されたのが、平安神宮であり、その他、文化施設も建設され、公園として整備された。
English: The area is the location of Kyoto's cultural, tourism and industrial institutions including the Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Kyoto Kaikan Hall, Kyoto International Exhibition Hall (Miyako Messe), Okazaki baseball ground, Kyoto Prefectural Library, Kyoto City Zoo, and Heian-jingu Shrine.
Japanese: 京都市美術館、京都国立近代美術館、京都会館、京都市勧業館（みやこめっせ）、岡崎グラウンド、京都府立図書館、京都市動物園、平安神宮など、京都の文化・観光・産業施設が集まっている。
English: This wider area is often called Okazaki-koen Park, but the park with this name is more narrowly defined as the park located on the southern side of Heian-jingu Shrine, adjacent to the tennis courts.
Japanese: この広範なエリアをしばしば岡崎公園と呼ぶが、狭義には、同名の公園が平安神宮の南側にあり、テニスコートが隣接している。
English: Refer to yagura for hinomi-yagura turret, taiko yagura (drum turret) of a playhouse (theater), non-architectural yagura, shogi (Japanese chess) technique, etc.
Japanese: 火の見櫓、芝居小屋（劇場）の太鼓櫓など、また建物以外の物の構造や将棋の技などについては櫓を参照のこと。
English: In the early days, it was usually a temporary structure for defensive and watching purposes to hold a castle in wartime, as seen in medieval illustrated scrolls, such as "Gosannen Kassen Ekotoba (A Scroll of the Late Three Years War)" and "Ippen Shonin Eden (Pictorial Biography of the Monk Ippen)."
Japanese: 初期の頃は、『後三年合戦絵詞』や『一遍上人絵伝』など中世の絵巻物に見られるように、篭城戦での防御・物見のための仮設の建造物としての要素が強かった。
English: At the end of the Sengoku period (period of warring states), when modern fortresses started to be built, yaguras were built on the foundation stones, with tiled roofs and thick clayey walls to prevent fire and bullets.
Japanese: 戦国時代(日本)末期、近世城郭が築かれ始めると、櫓は礎石の上に建ち、防火と防弾を考慮して厚い土壁が塗られ、屋根は瓦で葺かれる。
English: After Nobunaga ODA's conquest of the Kinki region, his vassals started to build yaguras in their castles, and such construction spread nationwide.
Japanese: 織田信長の近畿地方平定の頃からは、その家臣団達の居城に築かれ始め、全国的に広まった。
English: From the end of the Tensho era when Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI dominated the whole country, subordinate busho (military commanders) started fortification across the nation.
Japanese: 豊臣秀吉が天下統一を成し遂げた天正末期より、配下の武将達により各地で築城工事が始まる。
English: The oldest existing yagura were built around 1601, after the Battle of Sekigahara, namely, Kumamoto-jo Castle Udo yagura and Fukuyama-jo Castle (Bingo Province) Fushimi yagura (reconstructed from Fushimi-jo Castle).
Japanese: 最古の櫓として残るのは関ヶ原の戦い以後の慶長6年（1601年）前後に建てられた熊本城宇土櫓、福山城(備後国)伏見櫓（伏見城からの移築）である。
English: After the Battle of Sekigahara, tozama daimyos (non-hereditary feudal lords), who were transferred to other domains with substantial additional properties, built one castle after another and also reconstructed many preexisting castles.
Japanese: 関ヶ原の戦い後、各地に移封され、大幅に加封された外様大名達によって次々に城が建設され、既存の城も多くで改築を施された。
English: In those days, the modern fortification technique was spread nationwide with the help of Tokugawa shogunate's tenka fushin (nation wide constructions).
Japanese: この時期、徳川幕府による天下普請を媒介もあり、近世の築城技術が全国に広まった。
English: They were usually newly developed soto (layered) type, and more functions, such as machicolation and embrasure, including newly appeared hidden embrasure, were constructed.
Japanese: 構造は新式の層塔型が主流になり、機能では石落・狭間が増加し、隠狭間が登場した。
English: By the end of the Keicho era, tozama daimyos became reluctant to construct a castle out of consideration for the bakufu.
Japanese: 慶長末期になると、外様大名による築城は幕府への遠慮などにより自主的に憚られるようになった。
English: Moreover, in July 1615, after the Siege of Osaka, Hidetada TOKUGAWA, the second seii taishogun, issued the Buke Shohatto (Laws for the Military Houses), which essentially prohibited construction of new castles.
Japanese: さらに大坂の役後、1615年（元和元年）7月に2代征夷大将軍の徳川秀忠が伏見城で諸大名に発布した武家諸法度によって新規築城が原則禁止される。
English: Then a castle was no longer built except for a few cases, such as reconstruction of Osaka-jo Castle by tenka fushin, Fukuyama-jo Castle (Bingo Province) and castles of some hereditary feudal lords, and yagura gradually became apart from the actual battles.
Japanese: すると、天下普請による大坂城再築や、福山城(備後国)など一部の譜代大名を除いて城は築かれなくなり、櫓も次第に実戦から離れていった。
English: The yagura might substitute for the tenshu of a castle that lost the tenshu, such as the Fujimi yagura in Edo-jo castle.
Japanese: 天守を失った城では江戸城の富士見櫓のように櫓が天守を代用することもあった。
English: Although many yaguras stood in castles until the Meiji period, most of them were lost by demolition compliance with the order, fire, war and so on.
Japanese: 明治まで、城には多くの櫓が立ち並んでいたが、廃城令に伴う取り壊し、火災、戦災により、ほとんどの櫓は失われた。
English: Compared with a tenshu, the structure of a yagura was poor in general, and thinner components were used.
Japanese: 櫓は天守に比べて、概ね作りは貧弱で、使用される部材も細めのものが多い。
English: Therefore, a yagura lasted less time than a tenshu, and like a dozo (warehouse made of soil), its construction material was perishable since thick mud wall keep humidity.
Japanese: そのため、櫓は天守より耐用年数が短く、また土蔵と同様に、厚い土壁が湿気を呼ぶため構造材が腐りやすい。
English: Many yaguras were rebuilt in the Edo period and original constructions hardly survived in the Meiji period.
Japanese: 多くの櫓は江戸時代の内に建て替えられ、創建当初の櫓は明治にはあまり残っていなかった。
English: A large-scale yagura had a main building in the center and was surrounded with an aisle called mushabashiri (warrior run).
Japanese: 大型の櫓の平面構成は、中央に身舎を設け、周囲に入側（武者走）を巡らしている。
English: The yaguras that were built in a large fortress of the castles that were deeply related to the bakufu, such as Edo-jo castle, Osaka-jo Castle and Nagoya-jo Castle, had structural features, similar to a tenshu, such as a main building with several rooms.
Japanese: 江戸城・大坂城・名古屋城など幕府と関わりの深い大城郭に建てられた櫓は、中央に設けられた身舎をさらにいくつかの部屋に区切られるなど天守とほぼ同じ構成となった。
English: In the small yagura built in the local fortress, there was one room and no distinction between the main building and an aisle.
Japanese: 地方の城郭に建てられた小型の櫓では、内部が一室で身舎と入側の区別もない。
English: Many of them had one or two columns in the center of the first floor or did not have a single column in a room.
Japanese: 1階の中央に1本か2本ほど独立した柱を立てるか、室内に1本も柱を立てないものが多かった。
English: Integrating materials and colors of walls, roofing and the curves of a roof, create unified beauty.
Japanese: 壁の材質、色、屋根の葺き方、屋根の反り、などをほぼ統一することで、一体化した美観を作ることもできた。
English: At castles without a tenshu, a three-story yagura etc. was used as a substitute for the tenshu.
Japanese: 天守がない城などでは、事実上の天守や天守の代わりにしていた、三階櫓など。
English: To show the status difference from other yaguras, it was often decorated with a nageshi (a horizontal piece of timber), decorative gable, special window (kato-mado window etc.), etc.
Japanese: 他の櫓との格式の違いを示すために、長押や、装飾性の高い破風、特殊な窓（華頭窓など）などで飾ることも多くあった。
English: Its name was usually associated with 24 directions based on its direction and location.
Japanese: その方位・位置により二十四方位にちなんだ名称が与えられることが多い。
English: Tamon (多門) is a row-house-like building and it is said that it was written as "多聞" more often after Meiji period.
Japanese: 多門とは長屋状の建物のことで、明治以降に多聞と書かれることが多くなったといわれる。
English: Since yagura was a defensive structure, as stated in the beginning, a number of yaguras were often built in a castle, such as Osaka-jo Castle around the Edo period and Himeji-jo Castle.
Japanese: 櫓は、冒頭にあるとおり防御のための建物であり、江戸時代前後の大坂城や姫路城などのように数も多く建てられていることが多かった。
English: Therefore, they might be named, for example, Ichiban (the first) Yagura (Osaka-jo Castle) and Ino Yagura (Himeji-jo Castle).
Japanese: そのため櫓の名称には「一番櫓（大坂城）」や「イの櫓（姫路城）」と付けられているところもあった。
English: As they also served as a storehouse, yagura where hoshiii (dried cooked rice, dry provisions) was stored might be called Hoshiii Yagura, where hatasashi-mono (battle flags) were stored might be called Hata Yagura, and where rifles were stored might be called Teppo Yagura.
Japanese: 物資を貯蔵した倉庫としての役割もあり、糒（ほしいい）を備蓄すれば干飯櫓で、旗指物ならば旗櫓、鉄砲なら鉄砲櫓という城もあった。
English: In addition, some yaguras might have a specific role, such as taiko (drum) yagura.
Japanese: そのほかに、特殊な役割のある櫓、代表的なものでは太鼓櫓（たいこやぐら）がある。
English: It was built on a relatively vantage point and used to sound a drum for telling the time and signaling a battle.
Japanese: 城郭の中で、比較的見晴らしのよい場所に設置され、時を知らせたり戦いの合図を打ち鳴らしたりするための太鼓が置かれた。
English: Yagura named based on the specific usage might be served for feudal lord's lifestyle and interest.
Japanese: 特殊な用途で名づけられた櫓の中では、城主などが生活や趣味のために用いたことから名づけられているものもある。
English: Therefore, it usually had a relatively open structure and an extremely large opening.
Japanese: そのため、他の櫓に比べ開放的な構造で極端に開口部が大きいことが多い。
English: The yagura that was the de facto tenshu was often named fujimi yagura or gosankai (three-story) yagura out of consideration for the bakufu.
Japanese: 御三階櫓と同様に、幕府に憚って事実上の天守である櫓に名づけることが多かった。
English: Besides these, there have been numerous yaguras named in connection with their roles, configurations or origin.
Japanese: そのほか、その役割・形状・由来にちなんだ名称を持つ櫓が数多く存在する。
English: A yagura was used not only for defense but for observation and surveillance.
Japanese: 櫓は防御の目的だけではなく、ものを観察、監視するためにも用いられる。
English: Moreover, the trace of the hottate bashira (earth fast post) structure believed to be monomi yagura has been excavated in the Yoshinogari ruins, which is thought to be the same period.
Japanese: また同時期の遺跡と考えられている吉野ヶ里遺跡では物見櫓と見られる掘立柱建築の跡が出土している。
English: Dating back to the middle of the Jomon period, from B.C. 3000 to B.C. 2000, the remains believed to be the trace of large-scale hottate bashira have been excavated at the Sannai-Maruyama site.
Japanese: 時代を遡り、縄文時代中期に当たる紀元前3000年-紀元前2000年の遺跡である三内丸山遺跡（青森県）では大型の掘立柱の構造物または建築物の跡と見られる遺跡が出土している。
English: In the Sengoku period (period of warring states), seiro yagura, which was a simple timber frame temporary structure, had been built.
Japanese: 戦国時代(日本)には井楼櫓（せいろうやぐら）という木材を組上げただけの仮設の建物が造られていた。
English: For the same purpose, surveillance yagura have been built not only in a fortress but on the streets of Kyoto City, which was portrayed on "Ippen Shonin Eden (Pictorial biography of the monk Ippen)."
Japanese: 同様の目的で城郭だけではなく、京都市街の路上に建てられた監視用の櫓が『一遍上人絵伝』に描かれている。
English: In modern times, it has been built on the foundation stone as a permanent structure of dozo-zukuri, or earthen-walled storehouse style, for the same purpose.
Japanese: 近世には、礎石の上に建てた土蔵造りの恒久的な建物とされたが用途は同様である。
English: Although tsukimi yagura (着見櫓) sounds like tsukimi yagura (月見櫓), it was used to confirm soldiers' arrival, etc. and is also known as tochaku (arrival) yagura.
Japanese: 着見櫓（つきみやぐら）は月見櫓と名前は似ているが、着到櫓（ちゃくとうやぐら）とも呼ばれる。
English: Likewise, Shiomi yagura had been built only in a sea castle to observe the sea.
Japanese: 同様のもので、海城にのみあるが海の様子を観察する潮見櫓（しおみやぐら）がある。
English: Noso, located at the northern shore of the confluence of three rivers, Kizu-gawa River (Kyoto Prefecture), Katsura-gawa River (Yodo-gawa River system) and Seta-gawa River, where the castle was built and which was a natural fort surrounded by rivers on three sides, was a major urban area of the old commercial district, 'Yodo.'
Japanese: 納所は木津川(京都府)・桂川(淀川水系)・瀬田川の三川が合流するポイントの北岸にあたりに築城され、三面を川に囲まれた天然の要害で、古くからの商業地「淀」の中核都市であった。
English: This castle was first mentioned in a historical document on August 1, 1478 in the "Annual events of Higashi no in," in which the following comment concerning the Shugosho (provincial administration) of the Province of Yamashiro was made:
Japanese: この城の文献上初見は『東院年中行事』の文明(日本)10年（1478年）8月1日で、以下のように山城国の守護所として記されている。
English: Shugo (provincial constable), Masanaga HATAKEYAMA is thought to have moved Shugosho from Shoryu-ji Temple to this castle during the Onin War to brace for possible attacks by Yoshinari HATAKEYAMA of the West squad.
Japanese: 畠山政長守護が応仁の乱に西軍の畠山義就に備えるため、守護所を勝竜寺から当城に移したのではないかと思われている。
English: Afterward, when the Hosokawa Keicho family came to control the Province of Yamashiro, the castle was guarded by Shugodai (deputy of Shugo, provincial constable)-level Hikan (low-level bureaucrat) and used to watch Settsu Province and Kawachi Province.
Japanese: その後以降に細川氏京兆家が山城国を掌握すると守護代級の被官によって守衛され、摂津国、河内国の抑えの城として使用されてきた。
English: In 1504, Tomotsune AKAZAWA and Masamoto HOSOKAWA came to be opposed to each other.
Japanese: 1504年（永正元年）に入ると赤沢朝経と細川政元が対立するようになる。
English: Masamoto HOSOKAWA, on April 4, 1504 ordered Motokazu YAKUSHIJI, a deputy shugo of the Province of Settsu to attack Makishima-jo Castle, but Tomotsune AKAZAWA's army seemed to leave the castle with 600-700 soldiers.
Japanese: 細川政元は同年3月9日摂津国守護代の薬師寺元一に槇島城に攻城戦するように命じたが、赤沢朝経軍は600-700兵を従えて城から撤兵したようである。
English: Hisanobu HATAKEYAMA came to know this and his army attacked Yodo kojo Castle which was a key place for transportation and military, just as Makishima-jo Castle was.
Japanese: それを知った畠山尚順軍は槇島城と並び交通、軍事の要所であった淀古城を攻城してきた。
English: Masamoto HOSOKAWA's army seemed to keep Yosazaemon JINBO as Joshu (castellan), but braced for possible attacks by Hisanobu HATAKEYAMA's army making the armies of Motokazu YAKUSHIJI and Nagatada YAKUSHIJI brothers, and Motonaga KOZAI and the Naito clan (Tanba line) enter the castle.
Japanese: 細川政元軍は神保与三佐衛門を城主としていたようだが、薬師寺元一、薬師寺長忠兄弟、香西元長、内藤氏内藤氏（丹波系）軍も入城させ、畠山尚順軍からの攻城戦に備えた。
English: Motokazu YAKUSHIJI, who belonged to Masamoto HOSOKAWA's army, rose up in rebellion against Masamoto HOSOKAWA by backing Sumimoto HOSOKAWA.
Japanese: 細川政元軍に属していた薬師寺元一が細川澄元を擁立し、細川政元に謀反を仕掛けた。
English: An army of the Kokujin-shu (local samurais) of Yamashiro Province and Tomotsune AKAZAWA' army from Makishima-jo Castle, in cooperation, kept to Yodo kojo Castle.
Japanese: これに呼応した山城国の国人衆と槇島城から赤沢朝経軍が援軍として淀古城に籠もった。
English: However, Nagatada YAKUSHIJI, a younger brother of Motokazu YAKUSHIJI, remaining in Masamoto HOSOKAWA's army, came to split with his elder brother.
Japanese: しかし薬師寺元一の弟、薬師寺長忠は細川政元軍に属したまま兄と袂を分かつことになる。
English: Nagayoshi SHINOMIYA, who held Yodo kojo Castle, committed suicide, and Motokazu YAKUSHIJI was captured and committed suicide in Kyoto on November 6, 1504 and Tomotsune AKAZAWA took flight to Yamato Province.
Japanese: 淀古城に籠もっていた四宮長能は自害、薬師寺元一は捕えられ同年9月20日京で自害、赤沢朝経は大和国へ敗走していった。
English: Due to this battle, its opposition to the Hosokawa family gained momentum and the battle lines extended to the Provinces of Yamashiro, Kawachi, Izumi, Settsu and Yamato.
Japanese: この戦いが契機となり、細川氏との対立が本格化し山城国、河内国、和泉国、摂津国、大和国に戦線が拡大していく。
English: Although Nagatada YAKUSHIJI and Motonaga KOZAI belonged to Masamoto HOSOKAWA's army in this battle, Nagatada, 2 years later in the Eisho no Sakuran (Disturbance), backed up Sumimoto HOSOKAWA, who his brother backed up, and succeeded in the assassination of Masamoto HOSOKAWA.
Japanese: この戦いでは細川政元軍に属して薬師寺長忠、香西元長であったが、2年後の永正の錯乱では、兄が擁立していた細川澄元を自身が擁立し細川政元の暗殺に成功する。
English: After that, Yodo kojo Castle was successively governed by Hikan of the Hosokawa family, but control was gradually transferred from the Hosokawa's government (Sengoku Period (Period of Warring States)) to Miyoshi's government and when Nagayoshi MIYOSHI unified Kyoto in 1559, Ujitsuna HOSOKAWA became the Joshu (castellan) of Yodo kojo Castle, and upon the death of Ujitsuna HOSOKAWA in 1563, Yoshitsugu MIYOSHI succeeded him, and subsequently a Busho (Japanese military commander) belonging to Hisahide MATSUNAGA appeared to govern the castle.
Japanese: その後細川氏の被官が代々淀古城を治めていたが、細川政権(戦国時代)から三好政権に移っていき、1559(永禄2年）には三好長慶が京を統一すると淀古城も細川氏綱が城主となったが、1563(永禄6年）にその細川氏綱も死去すると、三好義継が城主となり、ついで松永久秀方の武将が城主となったようである。
English: However, in July 1566, together with the Shoryuji-jo Castle, it was attacked by the army of the Miyoshi sanninshu (three chief retainers of the Miyoshi clan), then a certain KANEKO who belonged to Nagayuki MIYOSHI seemed to become the castellan.
Japanese: しかし永禄9年（1566年）7月に勝竜寺城と共に三好三人衆軍に攻城されると、三好長逸方の金子某が城主となったようである。
English: In 1568, Nobunaga ODA successfully went to the capital (Kyoto), then Yodo kojo Castle fell in the fire attacked by Nobunaga ODA's army.
Japanese: に織田信長が上洛を果たすと淀古城も織田信長軍の焼き討ちにあい落城してしまう。
English: In March 1573, Seii Taishogun (literally, "great general who subdues the barbarians") Yoshiaki ASHIKAGA made up his mind to oppose Nobunaga ODA and rose up in arms in Nijo-jo Castle.
Japanese: 天正元年（1573年）2月に、征夷大将軍足利義昭は反織田信長を決意し、二条城で兵をあげた。
English: At the time, he yielded up Nijo-jo Castle to Nobunaga ODA following the recommendation of the Emperor, but in September 1573, he again rose in arms to put down Nobunaga ODA, entrenching themselves in Makishima-jo Castle.
Japanese: この時天皇の勧告により二条城を織田信長に明け渡したが、同年7月に槇島城に籠もり再び織田信長討伐の兵を挙げた。
English: Tomomichi IWANARI, one of the Sanninshu acceded to Yoshiaki ASHIKAGA's request and entrenched himself in Yodo kojo Castle, but Makishima-jo Castle was attacked by Nobunaga ODA's army (Battle of Makishima-jo Castle) and Yoshiaki ASHIKAGA surrendered two hostages, then ran away to Kawachi Province.
Japanese: 足利義昭の要請に応じたのが三好三人衆の岩成友通で、淀古城に立て篭もったが、槇島城が織田信長軍に攻城され（槇島城の戦い）、足利義昭は二人の質子を入れ降伏し河内国に逃亡した。
English: Hideyoshi KINOSHITA worked out plans and brought over to his side Mitsumasa SUWA, Head of the guards and Chief storekeeper and others of Yodo kojo Castle.
Japanese: 木下秀吉は計略を巡らし淀古城の城番頭大炊頭、諏訪三將らを味方につけた。
English: Further, Nobunaga ODA ordered the castellan of Shoryuji-jo Castle, Fujikata HOSOKAWA to go to the front, and joined the attacking army.
Japanese: 更に織田信長は近隣の勝竜寺城城主細川藤賢に出軍を命じ攻城軍に加わった。
English: The reason why he dared to leave the castle well-equipped with defense facilities is said to be due to the strong recommendation by the Chief storekeeper, Mitsumasa SUWA and others.
Japanese: 防御施設が整っている城からわざわざ討って出たのは、大炊頭、諏訪三將らが強く進言したためと言われている。
English: Although Tomomichi IWANARI fought bravely, he was eventually decapitated by Gonnai SHIMOZU, a retainer of Fujikata HOSOKAWA.
Japanese: 岩成友通は奮戦したが、最後には細川藤賢の家来下津権内に首を取られた。
English: His head was brought to Nobunaga ODA who was in the field in Takashima-cho (Shiga Prefecture) of Omi Province and "Shincho koki" (Biography of the Warlord Oda Nobunaga) described that Nobunaga praised Gonnai SHIMOZU for his unparalleled actions and covered him with the padded, sleeveless undergarment Nobunaga wore.
Japanese: その首は近江国の高島町(滋賀県)に出軍中の織田信長の元に届けられ、比類なき働きに嘉賞し着ていた胴衣をかけたと『信長公記』には記されている。
English: According to "Kanemi Kyoki (Kanemi's Diary)", after the Honnoji Incident in June 1582, Mitsuhide AKECHI repaired Yodo kojo Castle, and it was also used in the Battle of Yamasaki War between Hideyoshi HASHIBA and Mitsuhide AKECHI.
Japanese: 天正10年（1582年）6月本能寺の変の後、『兼見卿記』によると明智光秀が淀古城を改修したと記録され、羽柴秀吉と明智光秀の山崎の戦いでも利用された。
English: After Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI came into power, Hidenaga HASHIBA repaired Yodo kojo Castle in April 1589, which Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI gave to his concubine, Chacha for her maternity room.
Japanese: 豊臣秀吉の天下となってからは、天正17年（1589年）3月羽柴秀長が淀古城が改修し、豊臣秀吉が側室茶々に与えたものであり産所とする為であった。
English: In this castle, Yodo-dono, Hideyoshi's concubine gave birth to a baby, Tsurumaru who immediately died in 1591.
Japanese: この城で淀殿秀吉の側室に鶴丸が産まれるが1591年に死去してしまった。
English: Tsurumaru died and Hidetsugu HASHIBA was adopted, but when Hideyori TOYOTOMI was born, a conflict started with Hidetsugu HASHIBA, and Hitachi no suke KIMURA, the last castellan of this castle was implicated and the castle was deserted.
Japanese: 鶴丸が死亡し羽柴秀次が養子となるが、豊臣秀頼が産まれると羽柴秀次と軋轢が生じ、この城の最後の城主であった木村常陸介も連座、城も廃城となる。
English: Yodo kojo Castle was an important center for water and land transportation and one of the two major points of strategic importance in Rakunan of Yamashiro Province, ranking with Makishima-jo Castle.
Japanese: 淀古城は水陸交通の要街として槇島城と並ぶ山城国洛南の二大軍事拠点の一つであった。
English: Having a consolidating area for seafood from Saigoku (western provinces) and a fish market, it was a strategic point of Kyoto ranking with Oyamazaki-cho on the opposite shore and the expanse of now-non-existent Ogura-ike Pond is thought to have been on the east side of Yodo kojo Castle.
Japanese: また西国方面の海産物の集荷市場、魚市場があり、対岸の大山崎町と並んで京都の要害で、淀古城の東側には現在は存在していない巨椋池が広がっていたと思われている。
English: According to "Tentative map by survey" in 1890, an earthwork was on the at the east side of the moat ruin and the Noso village, but on the former site today, there is residential land, cultivated land and the Noso Elementary School, and only the stone monument existing at Myokyo-ji Temple (Fushimi Ward), geographical names such as Kitashirobori and Koazashirobori slightly recall the flavor of the castle.
Japanese: 1890年（明治23年）の『測量の仮製図』によると、堀跡と納所集落の東側に土塁が記載されていたが、現在跡地には、宅地化、耕作地、納所小学校が建っており、唯一妙教寺(伏見区)に石碑が建つのみで、北城堀や小字城堀という地名が僅かにその面影を留めている。