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{{Castle
|English Name=
|English Name=Oka Castle
 
|Japanese Name=岡城
 
|Romaji Name=oka-jo
 
|Alternate Names=Takeda-jo, Gagyu-jo
 
|Founder=Ogata Koreyoshi
Oka Castle
|Year Founded=1185
|Japanese Name=
|Castle Type=Mountaintop
岡城
|Castle Condition=Ruins only
|Romaji Name=
|Designations=Top 100 Castles, Top 100 Mountaintop Castles, National Historic Site
oka-jo
|Historical Period=Edo Period
|Alternate Names=
|Features=stone walls
Takeda-jo, Gagyu-jo
|Access=Bungo Taketa Sta. (Houhi Line); taxi
|Founder=
|Website=http://www2.city.taketa.oita.jp/kanko/konomichi/index.html
Ogata Koreyoshi
|City=Taketa
|Year Founded=
|Prefecture=Oita Prefecture
1185
|Notes=not personally visited, pictures donated by Raffi. This is one of the castles I most want to see.
|Castle Type=
|History=Oka Castle has a very long history. It was originally founded for Minamoto no Yoshitsune in 1185. Shiga Sadatomo entered the castle in 1332 and initiated many repairs and improvements. Shiga's descendents ruled Oka Castle until 1586. Nakagawa Hideshige took over the castle in 1594 and began more improvements and expansion of the castle, including building a main keep and palace. The main keep was destroyed in an earthquake during the Edo Period. The Nakagawa ruled until the Meiji Restoration when all the buildings were dismantled leaving only some of the stone walls we see today.
Mountaintop
|Year Visited=Viewer Contributed
|Castle Condition=
|GPSLocation=32.96922, 131.40807
Ruins only
|rating_average=3.67
|Designations=
|castleElev=300
National Historic Site, Top 100 Castles
|ekiLatLng=32.970936,131.389828
|Historical Period=
|ekiElev=244
Edo Period
|elevChange=56
|Main Keep Structure=
|kamon=nakagawa.jpg
 
|kamonFam=Nakagawa
|Year Reconstructed=
|adminRating=4
 
|oldID=79
|Artifacts=
 
 
|Features=
stone walls
|Access=
 
Bungo Taketa Sta. (Houhi Line); taxi  
 
|Visitor Information=
 
 
|Time Required=
 
|City=
Taketa, Oita pref.
|Prefecture=
Oita Prefecture
|Notes=
 
 
not personally visited, pictures donated by Raffi. This is one of the castles I most want to see.
 
 
|History=
 
 
Oka Castle has a very long history. It was originally founded for Minamoto no Yoshitsune in 1185. Shiga Sadatomo entered the castle in 1332 and initiated many repairs and improvements. Shiga's descendents ruled Oka Castle until 1586. Nakagawa Hideshige took over the castle in 1594 and began more improvements and expansion of the castle, including building a main keep and palace. The main keep was destroyed in an earthquake during the Edo Period. The Nakagawa ruled until the Meiji Restoration when all the buildings were dismantled leaving only some of the stone walls we see today.
 
 
|Visits=
 
|Japanese Notes=
 
 
|Year Visited=
Viewer Contributed
|Website=
 
 
http://www2.city.taketa.oita.jp/kanko/konomichi/index.html
 
 
|rating_average=
3.67
|castleElev=
300
|ekiLatLng=
32.970936,131.389828
|ekiElev=
244
|elevChange=
56
|kamon=
nakagawa.jpg
|kamonFam=
Nakagawa
|adminRating=
4
|oldID=
79
|GPSLocation=
32.96921824907819,131.40807420015335
}}
}}

Revision as of 23:17, 14 September 2017

not personally visited, pictures donated by Raffi. This is one of the castles I most want to see.

Oka1.jpg

History

Oka Castle has a very long history. It was originally founded for Minamoto no Yoshitsune in 1185. Shiga Sadatomo entered the castle in 1332 and initiated many repairs and improvements. Shiga's descendents ruled Oka Castle until 1586. Nakagawa Hideshige took over the castle in 1594 and began more improvements and expansion of the castle, including building a main keep and palace. The main keep was destroyed in an earthquake during the Edo Period. The Nakagawa ruled until the Meiji Restoration when all the buildings were dismantled leaving only some of the stone walls we see today.


Field Notes

not personally visited, pictures donated by Raffi. This is one of the castles I most want to see.




Gallery
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  • view from Oka Castle
  • stone walls
  • view from Oka Castle
  • gate


Castle Profile
English Name Oka Castle
Japanese Name 岡城
Alternate Names Takeda-jo, Gagyu-jo
Founder Ogata Koreyoshi
Year Founded 1185
Castle Type Mountaintop
Castle Condition Ruins only
Designations Top 100 Castles, Top 100 Mountaintop Castles, National Historic Site
Historical Period Edo Period
Features stone walls
Visitor Information
Access Bungo Taketa Sta. (Houhi Line); taxi
Hours
Time Required
URL Castle Website
Location Taketa, Oita Prefecture
Coordinates 32.96922, 131.40807
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