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|City=Shiroishi
|City=Shiroishi
|Prefecture=Miyagi Prefecture
|Prefecture=Miyagi Prefecture
|GPSLocation=38.00263, 140.61711
|Notes=A nice little castle that sits a nice walk from the station. During the fall the autumn colors were nice around the Shiroishi area.
|Notes=A nice little castle that sits a nice walk from the station. During the fall the autumn colors were nice around the Shiroishi area.
|History=The area of Shiroishi was under the control of Date Masamune until 1591. In that year it was seized by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and bestowed upon Gamo Ujisato along with Tsuruga-jo (Wakamatsu). Gamo then constructed this castle at Shiroishi under control from Wakamatsu. Soon after the battle of Sekigahara (1600) Date Masamunue re-invaded this area and stationed his relative Katakura Kojuro at Shiroishi-jo. After the establishment of the Tokugawa Shogunate, they created a law which allowed for only one castle in each province. The area of Shiroishi was techinically in the province controlled from Sendai which already had a castle. The Katakura family, however, received special permission to retain their castle at Shiroishi and the descendents of Katakura Kojuro controlled Shiroishi-jo until the Meiji Restoration. It was eventually torn down during the second year of Meiji (1867).
|History=The area of Shiroishi was under the control of Date Masamune until 1591. In that year it was seized by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and bestowed upon Gamo Ujisato along with Tsuruga-jo (Wakamatsu). Gamo then constructed this castle at Shiroishi under control from Wakamatsu. Soon after the battle of Sekigahara (1600) Date Masamunue re-invaded this area and stationed his relative Katakura Kojuro at Shiroishi-jo. After the establishment of the Tokugawa Shogunate, they created a law which allowed for only one castle in each province. The area of Shiroishi was techinically in the province controlled from Sendai which already had a castle. The Katakura family, however, received special permission to retain their castle at Shiroishi and the descendents of Katakura Kojuro controlled Shiroishi-jo until the Meiji Restoration. It was eventually torn down during the second year of Meiji (1867).
|Year Visited=1997
|Year Visited=1997
|AddedJcastle=1999
|Visits=October 1997
|Visits=October 1997
|GPSLocation=38.00263, 140.61711
|rating_average=3.07
|rating_average=3.07
|castleElev=73
|castleElev=73

Revision as of 22:08, 7 October 2017

A nice little castle that sits a nice walk from the station. During the fall the autumn colors were nice around the Shiroishi area.

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History

The area of Shiroishi was under the control of Date Masamune until 1591. In that year it was seized by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and bestowed upon Gamo Ujisato along with Tsuruga-jo (Wakamatsu). Gamo then constructed this castle at Shiroishi under control from Wakamatsu. Soon after the battle of Sekigahara (1600) Date Masamunue re-invaded this area and stationed his relative Katakura Kojuro at Shiroishi-jo. After the establishment of the Tokugawa Shogunate, they created a law which allowed for only one castle in each province. The area of Shiroishi was techinically in the province controlled from Sendai which already had a castle. The Katakura family, however, received special permission to retain their castle at Shiroishi and the descendents of Katakura Kojuro controlled Shiroishi-jo until the Meiji Restoration. It was eventually torn down during the second year of Meiji (1867).


Field Notes

A nice little castle that sits a nice walk from the station. During the fall the autumn colors were nice around the Shiroishi area.


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Gallery
  • Main Keep and One Ninomon Gate
  • Main keep
  • Main keep
  • Stone wall. You can see the change between nozurazumi and kirikomi style stone walls.
  • Stone walls
  • Main keep
  • Ote Ichinomon Gate
  • Ote Ichinomon gate
  • Ote Ninomon Gate
  • Ote Ichinomon Gate
  • Ote Ninomon Gate
  • Otemon Gate
  • Ote Ninomon Gate
  • Main keep
  • walls
  • walls
  • Otemon Gate and bell tower
  • Inside the main keep
  • Inside the main keep
  • Inside the main keep
  • Inside the main keep
  • Inside the main keep
  • Inside the main keep
  • Inside the main keep
  • Inside the main keep
  • Inside the main keep
  • Inside the main keep
  • Otemon Gate
  • Inside the main keep
  • Inside the main keep
  • Inside the main keep
  • View from the main keep
  • View from the main keep
  • Stone foundation (nozurazumi)
  • Main keep
  • Site of the rear entrance
  • Honmaru stone walls
  • Umayaguchimon (Stable Gate), now at Enmeiji Temple
  • Umayaguchimon Gate (Enmeiji Temple)
  • East Gate (Ote Ninomon Gate)
  • East Gate (Ote Ninomon Gate)
  • East Gate (Ote Ninomon Gate)
  • Castle seen from Shiroishi Zao Station
  • Old map
  • Old Map
  • Map


Castle Profile
English Name Shiroishi Castle
Japanese Name 白石城
Alternate Names Masuoka-jo
Founder Gamo Ujisato
Year Founded 1591
Castle Type Hilltop
Castle Condition Reconstructed main keep
Designations Next 100 Castles
Historical Period Edo Period
Main Keep Structure 3 levels, 3 stories
Year Reconstructed 1995 (wood)
Features main keep, gates, turrets, stone walls, walls
Visitor Information
Access Shiroishi Station (Tohoku Honsen), 10 minute walk
Hours
Time Required
URL Castle Website
Location Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture
Coordinates 38.00263, 140.61711
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Admin
Added to Jcastle 1999
Admin Year Visited 1997
Admin Visits October 1997
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