Castle Fushimi built near Kyoto, and has the second name - the Palace of Momoyama, in honor of the eponymous mountain, which is. It was built in 1594 by the military ruler Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who began the unification of the Japanese lands. In fact, the castle is a Museum that tells of the reign of Hideyoshi, and also represents the era of Momoyama, rich in events in the political and cultural life of the country.

It was at this time (the middle of the XVI – beginning of XVII centuries) began to build castles and palaces, very well fortified on the outside and luxuriously decorated inside. These buildings had not only a protective function, but were also supposed to symbolize the wealth and power of the shogun. Castle Fushimi, in particular, was built by Hideyoshi for talks with diplomats from China, with the aim of ending the Seven years ' war in Korea. During the construction of the ruler did not stint, for the work twenty provinces provided the labor force – about 30 thousand people built the castle for two years.

The descriptions, the most prominent room of the castle was a tea room where everything was covered with gold. Unfortunately, it has not survived. In the beginning of XVII century the castle was captured and later demolished, its interior was pillaged, several buildings were moved to other Japanese castles and temples. So, the wooden floor of the castle became the ceiling of the temple Egan-In, which currently is close to Kyoto National Museum. And the traces of the Golden tea room could not be found.

In September 1912 in Kyoto came the funeral procession, which was delivered to the former capital of Japan the coffin of the Emperor Meiji. He was buried in the tomb in the grounds of Fushimi castle.

In 1964 Fushimi castle was restored, but aside from its original site. The castle is surrounded by a Park in which residents of Kyoto, admiring the cherry blossoms.