六代城主松平信之が明石港の堀浚えをした時、砂を積み築山としました。 ここは月の名所でもあったため月山と呼ばれました。
幕末にはここに砲台が築かれた記録も残っています。小丘への坂道は美しい石畳になっています。
22.the stone pavement to the Tsuki-yama
When Matsudaira Nobuyuki, the 6th Feudal lord of the Akashi domain, deepened the port of Akashi, he heaped up its sand and made the artificial miniature hill. People called it Tsuki-yama, Lunar Hill, because the place was famous for moon viewing. It was reported that batteries were built here at the end of the Edo period. You can go to the top of the hill through the beautiful stone pavement.
明石ヘリテージマップ『城下』2017
