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|Access=Toyotashi Sta. (Meitetsu Mikawa Line), 7 min walk | |Access=Toyotashi Sta. (Meitetsu Mikawa Line), 7 min walk | ||
|Visitor Information= | |Visitor Information=Park; open 24/7 | ||
|Time Required= | |Time Required=5 mins | ||
|Website= | |Website= | ||
|City= | |City=Toyota | ||
|Prefecture= | |Prefecture=Aichi Prefecture | ||
|Notes= | |Notes=Only the castle wall foundation of a yagura remains in the Sakurajoshi Park. | ||
|History= | This was once a fairly large, albeit short lived castle. You can see an illustration of what the castle was like [[http://yogokun.my.coocan.jp/aiti/toyodasi.htm on this page]]. it's the second illustration from the bottom. You can read more about the history of this castle and the other two related castles below. Unfortunaytely, I ran out of time to visit the Kanaya Castle site on this trip, but there is really nothing to see of the site. | ||
|AddedJcastle= | |History=There are three castles around Toyotashi Station that are closely linked together. The first castle was Kanaya Castle, built around 1308-1310 by the Cujo clan. It had three small baileys near the Uwagoromo Station, but has largely been developed over and the Meitetsu Train line runs through the middle of it. Kanaya Castle was abandoned in 1600 when Miyake Yasusada built Sakura Castle to the east of present day Toyotashi Station. | ||
|Year Visited=2020 | |||
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|Japanese Notes= | |Japanese Notes= | ||
|Visits= | |Visits= | ||
|GPSLocation= | |GPSLocation=35.08446, 137.15988 | ||
|Contributor=Eric | |Contributor=Eric | ||
|FriendsLinks= | |FriendsLinks= | ||
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Revision as of 23:03, 16 August 2020
Only the castle wall foundation of a yagura remains in the Sakurajoshi Park. This was once a fairly large, albeit short lived castle. You can see an illustration of what the castle was like [on this page]. it's the second illustration from the bottom.
History
There are three castles around Toyotashi Station that are closely linked together. The first castle was Kanaya Castle, built around 1308-1310 by the Cujo clan. It had three small baileys near the Uwagoromo Station, but has largely been developed over and the Meitetsu Train line runs through the middle of it. Kanaya Castle was abandoned in 1600 when Miyake Yasusada built Sakura Castle to the east of present day Toyotashi Station.
Field Notes
Only the castle wall foundation of a yagura remains in the Sakurajoshi Park. This was once a fairly large, albeit short lived castle. You can see an illustration of what the castle was like [on this page]. it's the second illustration from the bottom. You can read more about the history of this castle and the other two related castles below. Unfortunaytely, I ran out of time to visit the Kanaya Castle site on this trip, but there is really nothing to see of the site.
| Castle Profile | |
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| English Name | Sakura Castle |
| Japanese Name | 桜城 |
| Founder | Naito Masamitsu |
| Year Founded | 1749 |
| Castle Type | Flatland |
| Castle Condition | Ruins only |
| Designations | Local Historic Site |
| Historical Period | Edo Period |
| Features | stone walls |
| Visitor Information | |
| Access | Toyotashi Sta. (Meitetsu Mikawa Line), 7 min walk |
| Hours | Park; open 24/7 |
| Time Required | 5 mins |
| Location | Toyota, Aichi Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 35.08446, 137.15988 |
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| Admin | |
| Added to Jcastle | 2020 |
| Contributor | Eric |
| Admin Year Visited | 2020 |
