Nishi Aoki Castle

The castle has a main bailey 30m x 40m in a typical yakatajiro design. The Nishi (west) castle is paired with Higashi Aoki Castle (forthcoming), creating a castle pair, which is another common strategy for Koka Castles. The Nishi Aoki Castle seems to have a more well developed s

History

Nishi Aoki Castle was one of the Taki clan castles which include Takikita-jo, Takiminami-jo, and Umegaki-jo. The Taki were one of the 21 main Koka clans to receive recognition from the Rokkaku for their support in the Omi-magari-no-jin.

Field Notes

The castle has a main bailey 30m x 40m in a typical yakatajiro design. The Nishi (west) castle is paired with Higashi Aoki Castle (forthcoming), creating a castle pair, which is another common strategy for Koka Castles. The Nishi Aoki Castle seems to have a more well developed structure and design indicating it is the main castle of the pair. The pair is so close and the Higashi castle rather under developed so they are sometimes listed as one single Aoki Castle too.

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Castle Profile
English Name	Nishi Aoki Castle
Japanese Name	西青木城
Alternate Names	Koka-Aoki-jo
Founder	Taki Clan
Year Founded	Pre-Edo Period
Castle Type	Mountaintop
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Designations	Local Historic Site
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Features
Visitor Information
Access	Koka Sta (JR Kusatsu Line); 30 minute walk
Hours	24/7 free
Time Required
Location	Koka, Shiga Prefecture
Coordinates	34.89672, 136.20131
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Collections	Koka Castles
Admin
Added to Jcastle	2019
Contributor	ART
Admin Year Visited	Viewer Contributed
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