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駿府城は、今川氏の館が有った場所に徳川家康によって築城された。徳川家康は天正期に東海地方の五ヶ国を領有した際に、かつて今川氏に人質として暮らした駿府に入り、此処に城を築いた。その後１５９０年に家康は関東へ移封となり駿府を離れる。
それからのち、天下の覇者となった家康は江戸幕府を開き、１６０５年に将軍職を秀忠に譲ると駿府を隠居の地と定め、駿府城を大修築する。その後駿府は家康の死（１６１６年）までの間、江戸とともに日本の政治の中心地として栄える。
駿府城は家康の死後、徳川頼宜、忠長の二人が城主となるが、忠長の改易後は城主は置かれず幕府直轄地となった。そして度重なる火災、地震等により天守閣をはじめとする建築物は失われ、または規模を縮小した再建に留まるなどして、往時の姿は徐々に失われていく。
明治になり、駿府城は静岡市に払い下げられ公園となるが、１８９６年に歩兵第３４連隊の誘致に伴い駿府城内は内濠が埋め立てられ、残っていた城郭施設も取り壊される。この際に天守台も撤去、更地にされ、堀は埋め立てられた。
１９４６年に城地は再び静岡市に払い下げられ「駿府公園」として整備される。（現在の名称は「駿府城公園」）
２０１６年より天守台の発掘調査が行われている。現時点では天守台西面の石垣が姿を現している。発掘調査が終わり天守台の全貌が現れたとき、そこに日本最大の天守台が姿を現す。
The eight islands of Japan sprang into existence through Divine Intervention.The first two gods who came into existence were Izanagi no Mikoto and Izanami no Mikoto, the Exalted Male and Exalted Female. It was their job to make the land for people to live on.They went to the bridge between heaven and earth and, using a jewel-encrusted halberd, Izanagi and Izanami churned up the sea into a frothy foam. As salty drips of water fell from the tip of the halberd the first island was formed. Its name was Onogoro.So far, so good. But when Izanagi and Izanami first met on their island, Izanami spoke to Isanagi without being spoken to first. Since she was the female, and this was improper, their first union created badly-formed offspring who were sent off into the sea in boats.The next time they met, Izanagi was sure to speak first, ensuring the proper rules were followed, and this time they produced eight children, which became the islands of Japan.I'm sure you did not fail to miss the significance of this myth for the establishment of Japanese formal society.At present, Japan is the financial capital of Asia. It has the second largest economy in the world and the largest metropolitan area (Tokyo.)Technically there are three thousand islands making up the Japanese archipelago. Izanagi and Izanami must have been busy little devils with their jewelled halberd...Japan's culture is highly technical and organized. Everything sparkles and swooshes on silent, miniaturized mechanisms.They're a world leader in robotics, and the Japanese have the longest life-expectancy on earth.Text by Steve Smith.
