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{{Castle | {{Castle | ||
|English Name= | |English Name=Urado Castle | ||
|Japanese Name=浦戸城 | |||
|Romaji Name=Urado-jo | |||
|Founder=Motoyama Shigemune | |||
|Year Founded=1532-1555 | |||
Urado Castle | |Castle Type=Hilltop | ||
|Japanese Name= | |Castle Condition=Ruins only | ||
浦戸城 | |Designations=National Historic Site | ||
|Romaji Name= | |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period | ||
Urado-jo | |Features=stone walls | ||
|Access=Kochi Station, bus to the Sakamoto Ryoma Museum | |||
|Time Required=30 mins | |||
|Founder= | |Website=http://www.city.kochi.kochi.jp/soshiki/39/uradojyou.html | ||
Motoyama Shigemune | |City=Kochi | ||
|Year Founded= | |Prefecture=Kochi Prefecture | ||
1532-1555 | |Notes=Photos by Jcastle user RaymondW. | ||
|Castle Type= | |History=In 1560, Chosakabe Kunichika defeated Motoyama and took over the castle. His son, Motochika, renovated the castle and made Urado Castle their new home. Motochika died in 1599 and his son Morichika became the new lord of Urado Castle. After the Battle of Sekigahara, the Chosakabe were stripped of their land and titles and replaced by Yamonuchi Kazutoyo. A group of the Chosakabe's retainers refused to acknowledge Yamanouchi and held the castle against him for nearly three months. Yamanouchi Kazutoyo ruled from Urado Castle until he finished construction of Kochi castle in 1603. It was then abandoned when he moved into Kochi Castle. | ||
Hilltop | |Year Visited=Viewer Contributed | ||
|Castle Condition= | |AddedJcastle=2013 | ||
Ruins only | |GPSLocation=33.4972, 133.57199 | ||
|Designations= | |Contributor=RaymondW | ||
National Historic Site | |rating_average=0.75 | ||
|Historical Period= | |castleElev=48 | ||
Pre Edo Period | |ekiLatLng=33.540456,133.552771 | ||
|ekiElev=4 | |||
|elevChange=44 | |||
|kamon=chosakabe.jpg | |||
|kamonFam=Chosakabe | |||
|adminRating=1 | |||
|oldID=346 | |||
|Features= | |||
stone walls | |||
|Access= | |||
|Time Required= | |||
30 mins | |||
|City= | |||
Kochi | |||
|Prefecture= | |||
Kochi Prefecture | |||
|Notes= | |||
|History= | |||
In 1560, Chosakabe Kunichika defeated Motoyama and took over the castle. His son, Motochika, renovated the castle and made Urado Castle their new home. Motochika died in 1599 and his son Morichika became the new lord of Urado Castle. After the Battle of Sekigahara, the Chosakabe were stripped of their land and titles and replaced by Yamonuchi Kazutoyo. A group of the Chosakabe's retainers refused to acknowledge Yamanouchi and held the castle against him for nearly three months. Yamanouchi Kazutoyo ruled from Urado Castle until he finished construction of Kochi castle in 1603. It was then abandoned when he moved into Kochi Castle. | |||
|Year Visited= | |||
Viewer Contributed | |||
| | |||
|rating_average= | |||
0.75 | |||
|castleElev= | |||
48 | |||
|ekiLatLng= | |||
33.540456,133.552771 | |||
|ekiElev= | |||
4 | |||
|elevChange= | |||
44 | |||
|kamon= | |||
chosakabe.jpg | |||
|kamonFam= | |||
Chosakabe | |||
|adminRating= | |||
1 | |||
|oldID= | |||
346 | |||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 15:49, 26 March 2022
Photos by Jcastle user RaymondW.
History
In 1560, Chosakabe Kunichika defeated Motoyama and took over the castle. His son, Motochika, renovated the castle and made Urado Castle their new home. Motochika died in 1599 and his son Morichika became the new lord of Urado Castle. After the Battle of Sekigahara, the Chosakabe were stripped of their land and titles and replaced by Yamonuchi Kazutoyo. A group of the Chosakabe's retainers refused to acknowledge Yamanouchi and held the castle against him for nearly three months. Yamanouchi Kazutoyo ruled from Urado Castle until he finished construction of Kochi castle in 1603. It was then abandoned when he moved into Kochi Castle.
Field Notes
Photos by Jcastle user RaymondW.
| Castle Profile | |
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| English Name | Urado Castle |
| Japanese Name | 浦戸城 |
| Founder | Motoyama Shigemune |
| Year Founded | 1532-1555 |
| Castle Type | Hilltop |
| Castle Condition | Ruins only |
| Designations | National Historic Site |
| Historical Period | Pre Edo Period |
| Features | stone walls |
| Visitor Information | |
| Access | Kochi Station, bus to the Sakamoto Ryoma Museum |
| Hours | |
| Time Required | 30 mins |
| URL | Castle Website |
| Location | Kochi, Kochi Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 33.4972, 133.57199 |
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| Admin | |
| Added to Jcastle | 2013 |
| Contributor | RaymondW |
| Admin Year Visited | Viewer Contributed |
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