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{{Castle
|English Name=
|English Name=Tsuchiura Castle
 
|Japanese Name=土浦城
 
|Romaji Name=Tsuchiura-jo
 
|Alternate Names=Kijo
 
|Founder=Imaizumi Saburo
Tsuchiura Castle
|Year Founded=early 1600's
|Japanese Name=
|Castle Type=Flatland
土浦城
|Castle Condition=No main keep but other buildings
|Romaji Name=
|Designations=Next 100 Castles, Prefectural Historic Site
Tsuchiura-jo
|Historical Period=Edo Period
|Alternate Names=
|Main Keep Structure=2 levels, 2 stories (higashi yagura)
Kijo
|Features=gates, turrets, water moats, stone walls, walls
|Founder=
|Access=Tsuchiura Station (Joban Line), 15 minute walk
Imaizumi Saburo
|Visitor Information=Park is open any time. The Higashi Yagura is open irregularly.
|Year Founded=
|Time Required=30 mins
early 1600's
|Website=http://www.city.tsuchiura.lg.jp/page/page001098.html
|Castle Type=
|City=Tsuchiura
Flatland
|Prefecture=Ibaraki Prefecture
|Castle Condition=
|Notes=A nice site with several buildings in a very small area. It's a short walk from the station so please stop by if you are in the area.
No main keep but other buildings
|History=A castle was likely established on this site as a fortified home by Imaizumi Saburo, a vassal of the Oda. The site was likely renovated into an Edo Period castle by one of the lords (Matsudaira, Nishio, Kutsuki) in the first half of the 17th Century. The lands ruled from Tsuchiura Castle grew to their greatest size under the Tsuchiya clan who ruled all but 5 years of the span 1669-1869. This was the second largest fief in Hitachi after that of Mito. After the Meiji Restoration, the castle was used for government offices and in 1898 the last Tsuchiya officially donated the castle to the city of Tsuchiura.
|Designations=
|Year Visited=2003, 2016
Prefectural Historic Site
|AddedJcastle=2003
|Historical Period=
|Japanese Notes=小さい公園に建造物が三軒もあります。駅も近いので近くに寄った際は是非城も訪れてください。
Edo Period
|Visits=April 29, 2003; May 5, 2016
|Main Keep Structure=
|GPSLocation=36.08477, 140.19823
2 levels, 2 stories (higashi yagura)
|Contributor=Eric
|Year Reconstructed=
|rating_average=1.94
 
|castleElev=5
|Artifacts=
|ekiLatLng=36.078595,140.206237
 
|ekiElev=9
|elevChange=-4
 
|kamon=tsuchiya.jpg
|Features=
|kamonFam=Tsuchiya
stone walls
|adminRating=1
|Access=
|oldID=66
 
Tsuchiura Station (Joban Line), 15 minute walk  
 
|Visitor Information=
 
 
Park is open any time. The Higashi Yagura is open irregularly.
 
 
|Time Required=
30 mins
|City=
Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture
|Prefecture=
Ibaraki Prefecture
|Notes=
 
 
A nice site with several buildings in a very small area. It's a short walk from the station so please stop by if you are in the area.
 
 
|History=
 
 
A castle was likely established on this site as a fortified home by Imaizumi Saburo, a vassal of the Oda. The site was likely renovated into an Edo Period castle by one of the lords (Matsudaira, Nishio, Kutsuki) in the first half of the 17th Century. The lands ruled from Tsuchiura Castle grew to their greatest size under the Tsuchiya clan who ruled all but 5 years of the span 1669-1869. This was the second largest fief in Hitachi after that of Mito. After the Meiji Restoration, the castle was used for government offices and in 1898 the last Tsuchiya officially donated the castle to the city of Tsuchiura.
 
 
|Visits=
April 29, 2003; May 5, 2016
|Japanese Notes=
 
小さい公園に建造物が三軒もあります。駅も近いので近くに寄った際は是非城も訪れてください。  
 
|Year Visited=
2003, 2016
|Website=
 
 
http://www.city.tsuchiura.lg.jp/page/page001098.html
 
 
|rating_average=
1.94
|castleElev=
5
|ekiLatLng=
36.078595,140.206237
|ekiElev=
9
|elevChange=
-4
|kamon=
tsuchiya.jpg
|kamonFam=
Tsuchiya
|adminRating=
1
|oldID=
66
|GPSLocation=
36.08476869421707,140.1982283592224
}}
}}

Latest revision as of 19:23, 17 August 2023

A nice site with several buildings in a very small area. It's a short walk from the station so please stop by if you are in the area.

Tsuchiura8.jpg

History

A castle was likely established on this site as a fortified home by Imaizumi Saburo, a vassal of the Oda. The site was likely renovated into an Edo Period castle by one of the lords (Matsudaira, Nishio, Kutsuki) in the first half of the 17th Century. The lands ruled from Tsuchiura Castle grew to their greatest size under the Tsuchiya clan who ruled all but 5 years of the span 1669-1869. This was the second largest fief in Hitachi after that of Mito. After the Meiji Restoration, the castle was used for government offices and in 1898 the last Tsuchiya officially donated the castle to the city of Tsuchiura.


Field Notes

A nice site with several buildings in a very small area. It's a short walk from the station so please stop by if you are in the area.


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Gallery
  • Taiko Yagura Gate
  • Maekawaguchi Gate
  • Maekawaguchi Gate
  • Kasumi Gate
  • Kasumi Gate
  • Uchibori moat
  • Uchibori moat
  • Uchibori moat
  • Entrance
  • Ninomaru moat
  • Nishi Yagura
  • Honmaru embankment
  • Taiko Yagura Gate
  • Taiko Gate
  • Taiko Gate
  • Roof tiles of the Taiko Gate
  • Reconstructed wall
  • Reconstructed wall
  • Reconstructed wall with stone chute
  • Higashi Yagura
  • Masugata entrance
  • Honmaru entrance
  • Higashi Yagura, moat and walls
  • Taiko Gate
  • Ninomaru earthen embankment
  • Ninomaru moat
  • Map


Castle Profile
English Name Tsuchiura Castle
Japanese Name 土浦城
Alternate Names Kijo
Founder Imaizumi Saburo
Year Founded early 1600's
Castle Type Flatland
Castle Condition No main keep but other buildings
Designations Next 100 Castles, Prefectural Historic Site
Historical Period Edo Period
Main Keep Structure 2 levels, 2 stories (higashi yagura)
Features gates, turrets, water moats, stone walls, walls
Visitor Information
Access Tsuchiura Station (Joban Line), 15 minute walk
Hours Park is open any time. The Higashi Yagura is open irregularly.
Time Required 30 mins
URL Castle Website
Location Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture
Coordinates 36.08477, 140.19823
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Admin
Added to Jcastle 2003
Contributor Eric
Admin Year Visited 2003, 2016
Admin Visits April 29, 2003; May 5, 2016


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