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{{Castle
|English Name=
|English Name=Yokosuka Castle
 
|Japanese Name=横須賀城
 
|Romaji Name=Yokosuka-jo
 
|Alternate Names=Matsuo-jo
 
|Founder=Oosuga Yasutaka
Yokosuka Castle
|Year Founded=1578
|Japanese Name=
|Castle Type=Hilltop
横須賀城
|Castle Condition=No main keep but other buildings
|Romaji Name=
|Designations=has Important Cultural Properties, National Historic Site
Yokosuka-jo
|Historical Period=Edo Period
|Alternate Names=
|Features=palace, stone walls
Matsuo-jo
|Access=Fukuroi Sta. (Tokaido Line); 30 min bus; 10 min walk
|Founder=
|Visitor Information=24/7 free; park
Oosuga Yasutaka
|Time Required=50 minutes
|Year Founded=
|Website=http://lgportal.city.kakegawa.shizuoka.jp/kanko/south/yokosukajo.html
1578
|City=Kakegawa
|Castle Type=
|Prefecture=Shizuoka Prefecture
Hilltop
|Notes=This can be easily done as a 2+ hr side trip form Kakegawa. The high honmaru bailey and the rebuilt stone walls are somewhat interesting, but the site as a whole was a bit disappointing compared to what I had expected. Everything you can see is detailed in the pictures here. A couple of the original gates from this castle have been moved to nearby temples but I was not able to visit them.
|Castle Condition=
|History=Tokugawa Ieyasu ordered his retainer Oosuga Yasutaka to build a castle on this site in 1578 to oppose the Takeda forces whose territory extended to the nearby Takatenjin Castle. Tokugawa defeated Takatenjin Castle in 1581 and burned it down. From that time on Yokosuka Castle ruled over the area. After Tokugawa moved to Edo (Tokyo) the castle changed hands several times until the Nishio moved here in 1682 from Komoro Castle. The Nishio family continued to rule from Yokosuka Castle until the Meiji Restoration. The castle was dismantled in 1873.
Ruins only
|Year Visited=2009
|Designations=
|AddedJcastle=2009
National Historic Site
|Visits=October 15, 2009
|Historical Period=
|GPSLocation=34.6855, 137.97118
Edo Period
|Contributor=Eric
|Main Keep Structure=
|rating_average=1.75
 
|castleElev=9
|Year Reconstructed=
|ekiLatLng=34.741435,137.925997
 
|ekiElev=14
|Artifacts=
|elevChange=-5
 
|kamon=oosuga.jpg
|kamonFam=Oosuga
 
|adminRating=1
|Features=
|oldID=141
stone walls
|Access=
 
 
Fukuroi Sta. (Tokaido Line); 30 min bus; 10 min walk
 
 
|Visitor Information=
 
 
|Time Required=
 
|City=
Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture
|Prefecture=
Shizuoka Prefecture
|Notes=
 
 
This can be easily done as a 2+ hr side trip form Kakegawa. The high honmaru bailey and the rebuilt stone walls are somewhat interesting, but the site as a whole was a bit disappointing compared to what I had expected. Everything you can see is detailed in the pictures here. A couple of the original gates form this castle have been moved to nearby temples but I was not able to visit them.
 
 
|History=
 
 
Tokugawa Ieyasu ordered his retainer Oosuga Yasutaka to build a castle on this site in 1578 to oppose the Takeda forces whose territory extended to the nearby Takatenjin Castle. Tokugawa defeated Takatenjin Castle in 1581 and burned it down. From that time on Yokosuka Castle ruled over the area. After Tokugawa moved to Edo (Tokyo) the castle changed hands several times until the Nishio moved here in 1682 from Komoro Castle. The Nishio family continued to rule from Yokosuka Castle until the Meiji Restoration. The castle was dismantled in 1873.
 
 
|Visits=
October 15, 2009
|Japanese Notes=
 
 
|Year Visited=
2009
|Website=
 
 
http://lgportal.city.kakegawa.shizuoka.jp/kanko/south/yokosukajo.html
 
 
|rating_average=
1.75
|castleElev=
9
|ekiLatLng=
34.741435,137.925997
|ekiElev=
14
|elevChange=
-5
|kamon=
oosuga.jpg
|kamonFam=
Oosuga
|adminRating=
1
|oldID=
141
|GPSLocation=
34.6855,137.97118
}}
}}

Latest revision as of 20:20, 3 August 2022

This can be easily done as a 2+ hr side trip form Kakegawa. The high honmaru bailey and the rebuilt stone walls are somewhat interesting, but the site as a whole was a bit disappointing compared to what I had expected. Everything you can see is detailed in the pictures here. A couple of the original

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History

Tokugawa Ieyasu ordered his retainer Oosuga Yasutaka to build a castle on this site in 1578 to oppose the Takeda forces whose territory extended to the nearby Takatenjin Castle. Tokugawa defeated Takatenjin Castle in 1581 and burned it down. From that time on Yokosuka Castle ruled over the area. After Tokugawa moved to Edo (Tokyo) the castle changed hands several times until the Nishio moved here in 1682 from Komoro Castle. The Nishio family continued to rule from Yokosuka Castle until the Meiji Restoration. The castle was dismantled in 1873.


Field Notes

This can be easily done as a 2+ hr side trip form Kakegawa. The high honmaru bailey and the rebuilt stone walls are somewhat interesting, but the site as a whole was a bit disappointing compared to what I had expected. Everything you can see is detailed in the pictures here. A couple of the original gates from this castle have been moved to nearby temples but I was not able to visit them.


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Gallery
  • stone walls
  • stone walls
  • stone walls
  • baileys
  • main keep foundation
  • honmaru and kitanomaru baileys
  • map
  • relocated gate at Hongenji
  • relocated gate at Hongenji
  • relocated gate at Hongenji
  • relocated gate at Senyoji
  • relocated gate at Senyoji
  • relocated gate at Senyoji
  • relocated gate at Senyoji
  • Yokosukajô bansho
  • Yokosukajô bansho
  • Yokosukajô bansho
  • Relocated Goten Shoin at Yusanji
  • Dorui at rear of Matsuo Bailey
  • Earthen ramparts of Matsuo Bailey Mount
  • Karabori (dry moat) in Matsuo Bailey
  • Terraced Sub-bailey of Matsuoyama


Castle Profile
English Name Yokosuka Castle
Japanese Name 横須賀城
Alternate Names Matsuo-jo
Founder Oosuga Yasutaka
Year Founded 1578
Castle Type Hilltop
Castle Condition No main keep but other buildings
Designations has Important Cultural Properties, National Historic Site
Historical Period Edo Period
Features palace, stone walls
Visitor Information
Access Fukuroi Sta. (Tokaido Line); 30 min bus; 10 min walk
Hours 24/7 free; park
Time Required 50 minutes
URL Castle Website
Location Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture
Coordinates 34.6855, 137.97118
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Admin
Added to Jcastle 2009
Contributor Eric
Admin Year Visited 2009
Admin Visits October 15, 2009


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