Chiba Castle

This reconstruction is very misleading. This castle never had such a magnificent main keep. The castle is from well before such large keeps were even built. I avoided posting this castle on my site for a long time because of this, but it is an actual castle site and many people ask me about it so I

History

Chiba Tsuneshige built a large scale castle around this site in the 1100's. His descendents ruled over the area from this castle until the 1400's. In 1455, Makuwari Yasutane, a relative of the Chiba, attacked the castle and defeated the Chiba. Makuwari took the name of Chiba and built a new castle (Motosakura Castle) in nearby Sakura abandoning Chiba Castle.

Field Notes

This reconstruction is very misleading. This castle never had such a magnificent main keep. The castle is from well before such large keeps were even built. I avoided posting this castle on my site for a long time because of this, but it is an actual castle site and many people ask me about it so I finally visited it on my way back from Otaki Castle.

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Castle Profile
English Name	Chiba Castle
Japanese Name	千葉城
Alternate Names	Inohana-jo
Founder	Chiba Tsuneshige
Year Founded	1126
Castle Type	Hilltop
Castle Condition	Reconstructed main keep
Designations	Local Historic Site
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Features	main keep, stone walls
Visitor Information
Access	Honchiba Sta (Sotobo Line)
Hours
Time Required
URL	Castle Website
Location	Chiba, Chiba Prefecture
Coordinates	35.60471, 140.12679
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Admin
Added to Jcastle	2009
Contributor	Eric
Admin Year Visited	2009
Admin Visits	June 20, 2009

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