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|Designations=Top 100 Castles, Prefectural Historic Site
|Designations=Top 100 Castles, Prefectural Historic Site
|Historical Period=Edo Period
|Historical Period=Edo Period
|Main Keep Structure=
|Year Reconstructed=
|Artifacts=
|Features=gates, trenches
|Features=gates, trenches
|Access=Mito Sta. (Joban Line), 8 min. walk
|Access=Mito Sta. (Joban Line), 8 min. walk
|Visitor Information=
|Time Required=
|Website=http://www.mitokoumon.com/shisetsu/siseki/mitojyouyakuimon.html
|Website=http://www.mitokoumon.com/shisetsu/siseki/mitojyouyakuimon.html
|City=Mito
|City=Mito
|Prefecture=Ibaraki Prefecture
|Prefecture=Ibaraki Prefecture
|Notes=There is very little left to give you the feeling of the castle except for some moats on the West end and the big yakuimon gate in the honmaru on the school grounds. The Kodokan school in the Sannomaru, is not really a castle structure but it is an Important Culural Property and a must see location if you're in Mito.
|Notes=There is very little left to give you the feeling of the castle except for some moats on the West end and the big yakuimon gate in the honmaru on the school grounds. The Kodokan school in the Sannomaru is not really a castle structure but it is an Important Cultural Property and a must see location if you're in Mito.
|History=Baba Sukemoto built the first castle on this site in 1214. It was called Baba Castle. The Baba continued to rule for about 200 years until they were conquered by the Edo. The Edo enlarged the castle and renamed it Mito Castle. In 1590, Satake Yoshinobu a retainer of Toyotomi hideyoshi, moved down from Oota and took over Mito Castle. He continued to rule until after the Battle of Sekigahara when he was moved to Kubota Castle in Akita Pref. At this point Tokugawa Ieyasu's fifth son, Takeda Nobuyoshi was made Lord of Mito castle. The Tokugawa ruled over Mito Castle until the coming of the Meiji Restoration. All the castle building except a three story yagura and the yakuimon gate were destroyed during the Meiji Period. The yagura then burned down during WWII.
|History=Baba Sukemoto built the first castle on this site in 1214. It was called Baba Castle. The Baba continued to rule for about 200 years until they were conquered by the Edo. The Edo enlarged the castle and renamed it Mito Castle. In 1590, Satake Yoshinobu, a retainer of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, moved down from Oota and took over Mito Castle. He continued to rule until after the Battle of Sekigahara when he was moved to [[Kubota Castle]] in [[Akita Prefecture]]. At this point Tokugawa Ieyasu's fifth son, Takeda Nobuyoshi was made lord of Mito castle. The Tokugawa ruled over Mito Castle until the coming of the Meiji Restoration. All the castle buildings except a three story yagura and the yakuimon gate were destroyed during the Meiji Period. The yagura then burned down during WWII.
|Year Visited=2008
|Year Visited=2008
|AddedJcastle=2008
|AddedJcastle=2008
|Japanese Notes=
|Visits=September 6, 2008
|Visits=September 6, 2008
|GPSLocation=36.37286, 140.4828
|GPSLocation=36.37286, 140.4828
|Contributor=
|FriendsLinks=
|rating_average=1.94
|rating_average=1.94
|castleElev=28
|castleElev=28

Revision as of 13:55, 23 July 2020

There is very little left to give you the feeling of the castle except for some moats on the West end and the big yakuimon gate in the honmaru on the school grounds. The Kodokan school in the Sannomaru is not really a castle structure but it is an Important Cultural Property and a must see location

Mito1.jpg

History

Baba Sukemoto built the first castle on this site in 1214. It was called Baba Castle. The Baba continued to rule for about 200 years until they were conquered by the Edo. The Edo enlarged the castle and renamed it Mito Castle. In 1590, Satake Yoshinobu, a retainer of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, moved down from Oota and took over Mito Castle. He continued to rule until after the Battle of Sekigahara when he was moved to Kubota Castle in Akita Prefecture. At this point Tokugawa Ieyasu's fifth son, Takeda Nobuyoshi was made lord of Mito castle. The Tokugawa ruled over Mito Castle until the coming of the Meiji Restoration. All the castle buildings except a three story yagura and the yakuimon gate were destroyed during the Meiji Period. The yagura then burned down during WWII.


Field Notes

There is very little left to give you the feeling of the castle except for some moats on the West end and the big yakuimon gate in the honmaru on the school grounds. The Kodokan school in the Sannomaru is not really a castle structure but it is an Important Cultural Property and a must see location if you're in Mito.


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Gallery
  • Ninomaru Sumi Yagura
  • Otemon
  • Mito46.jpg
  • Mito2.jpg
  • Sannomaru Trench
  • Sannomaru Trench
  • Sannomaru Trench
  • Sannomaru Trench
  • Sannomaru
  • Sannomaru embankment
  • Sannomaru embankment
  • Trench between Sannomaru and Ninomaru
  • Mito12.jpg
  • Otemon
  • Mito13.jpg
  • Mito14.jpg
  • Mito16.jpg
  • Bridge over the trench between Ninomaru and Sannomaru
  • Mito18.jpg
  • Mito19.jpg
  • Mito20.jpg
  • Mito21.jpg
  • I wish I could get this picture from a nearby building!
  • Mito24.jpg
  • Mito25.jpg
  • Mito26.jpg
  • Mito27.jpg
  • photo of the original main keep
  • Mito31.jpg
  • Mito32.jpg
  • Mito33.jpg
  • Mito34.jpg
  • Mito35.jpg
  • Ninomaru Sumi Yagura
  • Mock reconstructed wall in the Honmaru
  • Sugiyama Slope - shortcut into the Ninomaru
  • Sugiyama Gate
  • Sugiyama Gate
  • Huge Horiki between the Honmaru and Shitanomaru. The train tracks run down this trench today!
  • Huge Horiki between the Honmaru and Shitanomaru. The train tracks run down this trench today!
  • Embankments of the Masugata entrance to the Honmaru
  • Honmaru Embankment
  • Mito51.jpg
  • Mito49.jpg
  • Mito48.jpg
  • Mito47.jpg
  • Mito50.jpg
  • Mito52.jpg
  • Mito53.jpg
  • Sakashitamon Gate
  • Sakashitamon Gate
  • Mito56.jpg
  • Model of the Ninomaru area
  • Honmaru diorama
  • Mito28.jpg
  • Mito30.jpg


Castle Profile
English Name Mito Castle
Japanese Name 水戸城
Alternate Names Baba-jo, Suifu-no-shiro
Founder Baba Sukemoto
Year Founded 1214
Castle Type Hilltop
Castle Condition No main keep but other buildings
Designations Top 100 Castles, Prefectural Historic Site
Historical Period Edo Period
Features gates, trenches
Visitor Information
Access Mito Sta. (Joban Line), 8 min. walk
Hours
Time Required
URL Castle Website
Location Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture
Coordinates 36.37286, 140.4828
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Admin
Added to Jcastle 2008
Admin Year Visited 2008
Admin Visits September 6, 2008


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