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{{Castle
|English Name=
|English Name=Masuo Castle
 
|Japanese Name=増尾城
 
|Romaji Name=Masuo-jo
 
|Founder=Hirakawa clan
 
|Year Founded=16th C (?)
Masuo Castle
|Castle Type=Hilltop
|Japanese Name=
|Castle Condition=Ruins only
増尾城
|Historical Period=Pre Edo Period
|Romaji Name=
|Features=trenches
Masuo-jo
|Access=Masuo Sta. (Tobu Noda Line), 20 min walk
|Alternate Names=
|Visitor Information=Park open any time
 
|Time Required=30 mins
|Founder=
|City=Kashiwa
Hirakawa clan
|Prefecture=Chiba Prefecture
|Year Founded=
|Notes=A nice little castle that's surprisingly well preserved for being in the middle of the city. Large well defined trenches and baileys make it an easy visit for people new to exploring these small castle ruins.
16th C (?)
|History=The history of Masuo Castle is not well known. It appears to have been the castle of Hirakawa Wakasa no Kami, a vassal of the Takagi clan who ruled from Kogane Castle. The castle probably capitulated to the Asano at the same time as Kogane Castle in the Siege of Odawara in 1590 and was abandoned at that time or shortly after.
|Castle Type=
|Year Visited=2015
Hilltop
|AddedJcastle=2016
|Castle Condition=
|Japanese Notes=こじんまりした城ですが、都会の中にあるのに遺構が意外によく残っています。大きい空堀と曲輪は見応えがあります。交通もいいし山ではないので城跡の初心者には訪れやすいでしょう。
Ruins only
|Visits=November 29, 2015
|Designations=
|GPSLocation=35.84039, 139.98437
 
|rating_average=1.0
|Historical Period=
|castleElev=16
Pre Edo Period
|ekiLatLng=35.829823,139.976322
|Main Keep Structure=
|ekiElev=19
 
|elevChange=-3
|Year Reconstructed=
|kamon=takagi.jpg
 
|kamonFam=Takagi
|Artifacts=
|adminRating=1
 
|oldID=581
 
|Features=
 
|Access=
 
Masuo Sta. (Tobu Noda Line), 20 min walk  
 
|Visitor Information=
 
Park open any time  
 
|Time Required=
30 mins
|City=
Kashiwa, Chiba Pref.
|Prefecture=
Chiba Prefecture
|Notes=
 
 
A nice little castle that's surprisingly well preserved for being in the middle of the city. Large well defined trenches and baileys make it an easy visit for people new to exploring these small castle ruins.
 
 
|History=
 
 
The history of Masuo Castle is not well known. It appears to have been the castle of Hirakawa Wakasa no Kami, a vassal of the Takagi clan who ruled from Kogane Castle. The castle probably capitulated to the Asano at the same time as Kogane Castle in the Siege of Odawara in 1590 and was abandoned at that time or shortly after.
 
 
|Visits=
November 29, 2015
|Japanese Notes=
 
 
こじんまりした城ですが、都会の中にあるのに遺構が意外によく残っています。大きい空堀と曲輪は見応えがあります。交通もいいし山ではないので城跡の初心者には訪れやすいでしょう。
 
 
|Year Visited=
2015
|Website=
 
|rating_average=
1.0
|castleElev=
16
|ekiLatLng=
35.829823,139.976322
|ekiElev=
19
|elevChange=
-3
|kamon=
takagi.jpg
|kamonFam=
Takagi
|adminRating=
1
|oldID=
581
|GPSLocation=
35.840386,139.984372
}}
}}

Revision as of 23:24, 6 October 2017

A nice little castle that's surprisingly well preserved for being in the middle of the city. Large well defined trenches and baileys make it an easy visit for people new to exploring these small castle ruins.

Masuo5.jpg

History

The history of Masuo Castle is not well known. It appears to have been the castle of Hirakawa Wakasa no Kami, a vassal of the Takagi clan who ruled from Kogane Castle. The castle probably capitulated to the Asano at the same time as Kogane Castle in the Siege of Odawara in 1590 and was abandoned at that time or shortly after.


Field Notes

A nice little castle that's surprisingly well preserved for being in the middle of the city. Large well defined trenches and baileys make it an easy visit for people new to exploring these small castle ruins.


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Gallery
  • Second Bailey
  • Castle entrance
  • Trench
  • Watchtower (yagura) foundation
  • Second bailey
  • View of the second bailey
  • Second bailey embankment
  • Looking across the outer trench from the second bailey
  • Embankment of the second bailey
  • Entrance to the main bailey
  • Trench between the main bailey and the second bailey
  • Main Bailey
  • Stairs to the main bailey
  • Trench around the main bailey
  • Trench around the main bailey
  • Trench around the main bailey
  • Trench around the second bailey
  • Trench around the second bailey
  • Trench of the second bailey
  • Trench around the second bailey
  • Hill where the castle is located
  • Map


Castle Profile
English Name Masuo Castle
Japanese Name 増尾城
Founder Hirakawa clan
Year Founded 16th C (?)
Castle Type Hilltop
Castle Condition Ruins only
Historical Period Pre Edo Period
Features trenches
Visitor Information
Access Masuo Sta. (Tobu Noda Line), 20 min walk
Hours Park open any time
Time Required 30 mins
Location Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture
Coordinates 35.84039, 139.98437
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Admin
Added to Jcastle 2016
Admin Year Visited 2015
Admin Visits November 29, 2015


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