Watanabe Yashiki (Mikawa)

Watanabe-yashiki is the site of a medieval fortified residence in Kashiyama Township, Okazaki Municipality, but no ruins remain. The site is now a small temple. It has short stone walls, but these do not date to the time of the yashiki. I suppose they represent the conditioning of a slope at the foo

History

Watanabe-yashiki was the fortified residence of the Watanabe Clan. The Mikawa-Watanabe Clan was founded by Mikawa Tsunashi, according to clan tradition, and they were vassals of the Matsudaira Clan. In the 16th century Watanabe Moritsuna served Tokugawa Ieyasu as the castellan of Mikawa-Terabejō. The yashiki was inhabited up until 1590 at the latest.

Field Notes

Watanabe-yashiki is the site of a medieval fortified residence in Kashiyama Township, Okazaki Municipality, but no ruins remain. The site is now a small temple. It has short stone walls, but these do not date to the time of the yashiki. I suppose they represent the conditioning of a slope at the foot of a mountain, a typical setting for a yashiki.

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Castle Profile
English Name	Watanabe Yashiki (Mikawa)
Japanese Name	三河渡辺屋敷
Founder	Mikawa-Watanabe Clan
Year Founded	Medieval Era
Castle Type	Fortified Manor
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Features
Visitor Information
Access	Nearest station is Motojuku Station on the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line; Higashi-Okazaki IC
Hours	24/7 free; temple
Time Required	10 minutes
Location	Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture
Coordinates	34.92228, 137.2864
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Added to Jcastle	2023
Contributor	ART
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