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{{Castle | {{Castle | ||
|English Name= | |English Name=Ohkusa Castle | ||
|Japanese Name=大草城 | |||
|Romaji Name=Ōkusajō | |||
|Founder=Oda Nobumasa | |||
|Year Founded=1754 | |||
Ohkusa Castle | |Castle Type=Flatland | ||
|Japanese Name= | |Castle Condition=Ruins only | ||
大草城 | |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period | ||
|Romaji Name= | |Main Keep Structure=mock yagura | ||
Ōkusajō | |Year Reconstructed=1979 | ||
|Access=Ōnomachi Station on the Meitetsu Tokoname Line; 15 minute walk | |||
|Visitor Information=24/7 free | |||
|Founder= | |Time Required=40 minutes | ||
Oda Nobumasa | |City=Tokoname City | ||
|Year Founded= | |Prefecture=Aichi Prefecture | ||
1754 | |GPSLocation=34.94007, 136.83083 | ||
|Castle Type= | |Notes=Ōkusajō is a hilltop castle with a mock yagura serving as an observation platform, although with all the trees growing around it there’s not much of a view. On the first floor of which there are some snippets of local history presented (in Japanese). The site also possesses dorui (earthen embankments) and mizubori (water moats). The whole site apart from the cleared honmaru (main bailey) is heavily wooded. | ||
Flatland | |History=Ōkusajō was built around 1574 to replace Ōnojō by Oda Nobumasa after the well water there went bad. However, Oda Nobumasa was transferred to Settsunokuni before the castle could be completed and it was abandoned. It was razed during the Honnōji Incident. | ||
|Castle Condition= | |Year Visited=Viewer Contributed | ||
Ruins only | |rating_average=0.0 | ||
|adminRating=3 | |||
|oldID=748 | |||
|Historical Period= | |||
Pre Edo Period | |||
|Main Keep Structure= | |||
mock yagura | |||
|Year Reconstructed= | |||
1979 | |||
|Access= | |||
Ōnomachi Station on the Meitetsu Tokoname Line; 15 minute walk | |||
|Visitor Information= | |||
|Time Required= | |||
40 minutes | |||
|City= | |||
Tokoname City | |||
|Prefecture= | |||
Aichi Prefecture | |||
|Notes= | |||
Ōkusajō is a hilltop castle with a mock yagura serving as an observation platform, although with all the trees growing around it there’s not much of a view. On the first floor of which there are some snippets of local history presented (in Japanese). The site also possesses dorui (earthen embankments) and mizubori (water moats). The whole site apart from the cleared honmaru (main bailey) is heavily wooded. | |||
|History= | |||
Ōkusajō was built around 1574 to replace Ōnojō by Oda Nobumasa after the well water there went bad. However, Oda Nobumasa was transferred to Settsunokuni before the castle could be completed and it was abandoned. It was razed during the Honnōji Incident. | |||
|Year Visited= | |||
|rating_average= | |||
0.0 | |||
|adminRating= | |||
3 | |||
|oldID= | |||
748 | |||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 12:21, 18 July 2017
Ōkusajō is a hilltop castle with a mock yagura serving as an observation platform, although with all the trees growing around it there’s not much of a view. On the first floor of which there are some snippets of local history presented (in Japanese). The site also possesses dorui (earthen embankment
History
Ōkusajō was built around 1574 to replace Ōnojō by Oda Nobumasa after the well water there went bad. However, Oda Nobumasa was transferred to Settsunokuni before the castle could be completed and it was abandoned. It was razed during the Honnōji Incident.
Field Notes
Ōkusajō is a hilltop castle with a mock yagura serving as an observation platform, although with all the trees growing around it there’s not much of a view. On the first floor of which there are some snippets of local history presented (in Japanese). The site also possesses dorui (earthen embankments) and mizubori (water moats). The whole site apart from the cleared honmaru (main bailey) is heavily wooded.
| Castle Profile | |
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| English Name | Ohkusa Castle |
| Japanese Name | 大草城 |
| Founder | Oda Nobumasa |
| Year Founded | 1754 |
| Castle Type | Flatland |
| Castle Condition | Ruins only |
| Historical Period | Pre Edo Period |
| Main Keep Structure | mock yagura |
| Year Reconstructed | 1979 |
| Features | |
| Visitor Information | |
| Access | Ōnomachi Station on the Meitetsu Tokoname Line; 15 minute walk |
| Hours | 24/7 free |
| Time Required | 40 minutes |
| Location | Tokoname City, Aichi Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 34.94007, 136.83083 |
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| Admin Year Visited | Viewer Contributed |
