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{{Castle | {{Castle | ||
|English Name= | |English Name=Usuki Castle | ||
|Japanese Name=臼杵城 | |||
|Romaji Name=Usuki-jo | |||
|Alternate Names=Kijo | |||
|Founder=Otomo Sourin (Yoshishige) | |||
Usuki Castle | |Year Founded=1562 | ||
|Japanese Name= | |Castle Type=Hilltop | ||
臼杵城 | |Castle Condition=No main keep but other buildings | ||
|Romaji Name= | |Designations=Next 100 Castles, Prefectural Historic Site | ||
Usuki-jo | |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period | ||
|Alternate Names= | |Features=turrets, stone walls, walls | ||
Kijo | |Access=JR Usuki Sta. (Nippo Line), 10 min walk | ||
|Founder= | |Visitor Information=no entrance fees | ||
Otomo Sourin (Yoshishige) | |Time Required=An hour or less | ||
|Year Founded= | |Website=http://www.visit-oita.jp/feature/2011_autumn/usuki.html | ||
1562 | |City=Usuki | ||
|Castle Type= | |Prefecture=Oita Prefecture | ||
Hilltop | |Notes=A replica of the <i>kunikuzushi</i> "country destroyer" canon can be seen on the castle grounds today. Supposedly, the <i>kunikuzushi</i> canon was imported from Portugal and used by the Otomo against the Shimazu | ||
|Castle Condition= | |History=Otomo Sourin moved from his palace in Funai and built Usuki Castle in 1562. Otomo was one of the strongest lords in Kyushu and controlled a large portion of the island. Hideyoshi started his Kyushu Campaigns in 1587 and with support from Otomo quickly took control of all of Kyushu. Otomo was replaced by Ota Kazuyoshi and Ota was replaced by Inaba Sadamichi from Gujo Hachiman Castle after the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600. The Inaba continued to rule until the Meiji Period. | ||
No main keep but other buildings | |Year Visited=Viewer Contributed | ||
|Designations= | |GPSLocation=33.12183, 131.8041 | ||
Prefectural Historic Site | |rating_average=1.5 | ||
|Historical Period= | |castleElev=16 | ||
Pre Edo Period | |ekiLatLng=33.118567,131.807644 | ||
|ekiElev=2 | |||
|elevChange=14 | |||
|kamon=inaba.jpg | |||
|kamonFam=Inaba | |||
|adminRating=3 | |||
|oldID=208 | |||
|Features= | |||
stone walls | |||
|Access= | |||
|Visitor Information= | |||
|Time Required= | |||
An hour or less | |||
|City= | |||
Usuki | |||
|Prefecture= | |||
Oita Prefecture | |||
|Notes= | |||
A replica of the <i>kunikuzushi</i> "country destroyer" canon can be seen on the castle grounds today. Supposedly, the <i>kunikuzushi</i> canon was imported from Portugal and used by the Otomo against the Shimazu | |||
|History= | |||
Otomo Sourin moved from his palace in Funai and built Usuki Castle in 1562. Otomo was one of the strongest lords in Kyushu and controlled a large portion of the island. Hideyoshi started his Kyushu Campaigns in 1587 and with support from Otomo quickly took control of all of Kyushu. Otomo was replaced by Ota Kazuyoshi and Ota was replaced by Inaba Sadamichi from Gujo Hachiman Castle after the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600. The Inaba continued to rule until the Meiji Period. | |||
|Year Visited= | |||
Viewer Contributed | |||
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|rating_average= | |||
1.5 | |||
|castleElev= | |||
16 | |||
|ekiLatLng= | |||
33.118567,131.807644 | |||
|ekiElev= | |||
2 | |||
|elevChange= | |||
14 | |||
|kamon= | |||
inaba.jpg | |||
|kamonFam= | |||
Inaba | |||
|adminRating= | |||
3 | |||
|oldID= | |||
208 | |||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 12:35, 12 September 2017
A replica of the kunikuzushi "country destroyer" canon can be seen on the castle grounds today. Supposedly, the kunikuzushi canon was imported from Portugal and used by the Otomo against the Shimazu
History
Otomo Sourin moved from his palace in Funai and built Usuki Castle in 1562. Otomo was one of the strongest lords in Kyushu and controlled a large portion of the island. Hideyoshi started his Kyushu Campaigns in 1587 and with support from Otomo quickly took control of all of Kyushu. Otomo was replaced by Ota Kazuyoshi and Ota was replaced by Inaba Sadamichi from Gujo Hachiman Castle after the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600. The Inaba continued to rule until the Meiji Period.
Field Notes
A replica of the kunikuzushi "country destroyer" canon can be seen on the castle grounds today. Supposedly, the kunikuzushi canon was imported from Portugal and used by the Otomo against the Shimazu
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| Castle Profile | |
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| English Name | Usuki Castle |
| Japanese Name | 臼杵城 |
| Alternate Names | Kijo |
| Founder | Otomo Sourin (Yoshishige) |
| Year Founded | 1562 |
| Castle Type | Hilltop |
| Castle Condition | No main keep but other buildings |
| Designations | Next 100 Castles, Prefectural Historic Site |
| Historical Period | Pre Edo Period |
| Features | turrets, stone walls, walls |
| Visitor Information | |
| Access | JR Usuki Sta. (Nippo Line), 10 min walk |
| Hours | no entrance fees |
| Time Required | An hour or less |
| URL | Castle Website |
| Location | Usuki, Oita Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 33.12183, 131.8041 |
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| Admin Year Visited | Viewer Contributed |
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