Governor's Quarter (Hirosaka)

The Governor's Quarter of Hirosaka had the governor's estate on its center, a four-story sprawl of stone buildings enclosed in a walled compound on the highest piece of ground in the town. In times of strife, the governor's estate, and particularly the yashiki, were intended to function like the inner fortifications of a castle, but the wall surrounding the estate would offer little protection. Other locations were the municipal court, and the magistrate's station. Path of Waves, pp. 152-153
Category:Hirosaka