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{{Castle
|English Name=
|English Name=Motosakura Castle
 
|Japanese Name=本佐倉城
 
|Romaji Name=Motosakura-jo
 
|Founder=Chiba Suketane
 
|Year Founded=late 1400's
Motosakura Castle
|Castle Type=Hilltop
|Japanese Name=
|Castle Condition=Ruins only
本佐倉城
|Designations=Next 100 Castles, National Historic Site
|Romaji Name=
|Historical Period=Pre Edo Period
Motosakura-jo
|Features=trenches
|Alternate Names=
|Access=Oosakura Sta. (Keisei Line), walk 10-20 mins
 
|Visitor Information=park is open year round, no fees
|Founder=
|Time Required=75 mins
Chiba Suketane
|Website=http://net-sakura.jimdo.com/本佐倉城/
|Year Founded=
|City=Shisui Town
late 1400's
|Prefecture=Chiba Prefecture
|Castle Type=
|GPSLocation=35.72783, 140.25993
Hilltop
|Notes=This site had more to see than I expected. There are some great horikiri dry moats, and the different baileys are well defined. The town is faithfully preserving this historic site. They are continuously doing excavation work and sometimes offer guided tours or lectures. The tours often take different routes and have different themes. Refer to <a href="http://net-sakura.jimdo.com/本佐倉城/">this website for details</a>. Depending on the book you read it may say it takes anywhere from 10 mins to 25 mins to walk to the castle, but it depends on which part you go to first. The main entrance in the photo above is about 20 mins. The closest bailey, Settai Kuruwa, is 10 mins or less from the station and easy to find if you follow the Japanese signs from the station. Please note that the location of this castle on Google Maps is wrong. The label is (I think) at the outer bailey, Mukai Negoya Kuruwa, not the main part of the castle. I missed that bailey this time but will seek it out again, perhaps on a tour.
|Castle Condition=
|History=In 1455, Makuwari Yasutane, a relative of the Chiba, attacked Chiba Castle and defeated the Chiba. Makuwari took the name of Chiba and his son Suketane built this new castle on the shores of Lake Inba Numa. The Chiba built a thriving castle town and continued to rule until the fall of the Hojo in 1590. At that time, the inland sea of Kasumigaura was much much larger than today including Lake Inba Numa and other nearby rivers that either no longer exist or flow differently than at that time. The location on the shore was a vital point for transportation and trade around the sea and along the Shimousa Highway. In the 1500's the Chiba aligned themselves with the very powerful Hojo to help fortify each other's borders from the Satake and the Satomi clans. The Hojo helped Chiba to further fortify the castle, namely by adding the Settai Bailey and Mukai Negoya Bailey. The castle was abandoned when Tokugawa moved to Edo.
Ruins only
|Year Visited=2012
|Designations=
|Japanese Notes=本佐倉城は思ったより遺構が残っています。見事な堀切に複数の曲輪もよく残っているので城の形がよくわかります。酒々井町もこの史跡を保存するために常に発掘調査や整備活動を行っています。<a href="http://net-sakura.jimdo.com/本佐倉城/">ツアーや公園</a>もあって、テーマによってルートが異なります。
National Historic Site
|Visits=Dec. 23, 2012
|Historical Period=
Pre Edo Period
|Main Keep Structure=
 
|Year Reconstructed=
 
|Artifacts=
 
 
|Features=
 
|Access=
 
Oosakura Sta. (Keisei Line), walk 10-20 mins  
 
|Visitor Information=
 
park is open year round, no fees  
 
|Time Required=
75 mins
|City=
Shisui Town, Chiba Pref.
|Prefecture=
Chiba Prefecture
|Notes=
 
 
This site had more to see than I expected. There are some great horikiri dry moats, and the different baileys are well defined. The town is faithfully preserving this historic site. They are continuously doing excavation work and sometimes offer guided tours or lectures. The tours often take different routes and have different themes. Refer to <a href="http://net-sakura.jimdo.com/本佐倉城/">this website for details</a>. Depending on the book you read it may say it takes anywhere from 10 mins to 25 mins to walk to the castle, but it depends on which part you go to first. The main entrance in the photo above is about 20 mins. The closest bailey, Settai Kuruwa, is 10 mins or less from the station and easy to find if you follow the Japanese signs from the station. Please note that the location of this castle on Google Maps is wrong. The label is (I think) at the outer bailey, Mukai Negoya Kuruwa, not the main part of the castle. I missed that bailey this time but will seek it out again, perhaps on a tour.
 
 
|History=
 
 
In 1455, Makuwari Yasutane, a relative of the Chiba, attacked Chiba Castle and defeated the Chiba. Makuwari took the name of Chiba and his son Suketane built this new castle on the shores of Lake Inba Numa. The Chiba built a thriving castle town and continued to rule until the fall of the Hojo in 1590. At that time, the inland sea of Kasumigaura was much much larger than today including Lake Inba Numa and other nearby rivers that either no longer exist or flow differently than at that time. The location on the shore was a vital point for transportation and trade around the sea and along the Shimousa Highway. In the 1500's the Chiba aligned themselves with the very powerful Hojo to help fortify each other's borders from the Satake and the Satomi clans. The Hojo helped Chiba to further fortify the castle, namely by adding the Settai Bailey and Mukai Negoya Bailey. The castle was abandoned when Tokugawa moved to Edo.
 
 
|Visits=
Dec. 23, 2012
|Japanese Notes=
 
 
本佐倉城は思ったより遺構が残っています。見事な堀切に複数の曲輪もよく残っているので城の形がよくわかります。酒々井町もこの史跡を保存するために常に発掘調査や整備活動を行っています。<a href="http://net-sakura.jimdo.com/本佐倉城/">ツアーや公園</a>もあって、テーマによってルートが異なります。
 
 
|Year Visited=
2012
|Website=
 
http://net-sakura.jimdo.com/本佐倉城/
 
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1.25
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22
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17
|elevChange=
5
|kamon=
chiba2.jpg
|kamonFam=
Chiba
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Revision as of 12:22, 4 September 2017

This site had more to see than I expected. There are some great horikiri dry moats, and the different baileys are well defined. The town is faithfully preserving this historic site. They are continuously doing excavation work and sometimes offer guided tours or lectures. The tours often take differe

Motosakura27.jpg

History

In 1455, Makuwari Yasutane, a relative of the Chiba, attacked Chiba Castle and defeated the Chiba. Makuwari took the name of Chiba and his son Suketane built this new castle on the shores of Lake Inba Numa. The Chiba built a thriving castle town and continued to rule until the fall of the Hojo in 1590. At that time, the inland sea of Kasumigaura was much much larger than today including Lake Inba Numa and other nearby rivers that either no longer exist or flow differently than at that time. The location on the shore was a vital point for transportation and trade around the sea and along the Shimousa Highway. In the 1500's the Chiba aligned themselves with the very powerful Hojo to help fortify each other's borders from the Satake and the Satomi clans. The Hojo helped Chiba to further fortify the castle, namely by adding the Settai Bailey and Mukai Negoya Bailey. The castle was abandoned when Tokugawa moved to Edo.


Field Notes

This site had more to see than I expected. There are some great horikiri dry moats, and the different baileys are well defined. The town is faithfully preserving this historic site. They are continuously doing excavation work and sometimes offer guided tours or lectures. The tours often take different routes and have different themes. Refer to <a href="http://net-sakura.jimdo.com/本佐倉城/">this website for details</a>. Depending on the book you read it may say it takes anywhere from 10 mins to 25 mins to walk to the castle, but it depends on which part you go to first. The main entrance in the photo above is about 20 mins. The closest bailey, Settai Kuruwa, is 10 mins or less from the station and easy to find if you follow the Japanese signs from the station. Please note that the location of this castle on Google Maps is wrong. The label is (I think) at the outer bailey, Mukai Negoya Kuruwa, not the main part of the castle. I missed that bailey this time but will seek it out again, perhaps on a tour.


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Gallery
  • Motosakura27.jpg
  • Ridge around the number 5 bailey
  • main entrance to the castle
  • Inside the main entrance
  • Inside the main entrance.
  • Main entrance as seen from above
  • #4 bailey rises in terraces.
  • Excavations in the #4 bailey
  • This path leads to the #4 bailey
  • Path to the Shiroyama and Okunoyama baileys
  • Path to the Shiroyama Bailey
  • Main entrance to the Shiroyama Bailey
  • Inside the Shiroyama Bailey
  • buildings marked out in the Shiroyama Bailey
  • Looking from the Shiroyama
  • Obikuruwa around the Shiroyama
  • Around the side of the Okunoyama Bailey
  • Parts of the #4 bailey and #3 bailey
  • South entrance
  • Looking out over the #6 bailey
  • Settei Bailey entrance
  • Obi Kuruwa around the Settei Bailey
  • Deep dry moat between the main castle compound and Settei Bailey
  • 16m deep dry moat around the Settei Bailey
  • Deep horikiri, dry moat, around the Settei Bailey
  • Motosakura6.jpg
  • Map


Castle Profile
English Name Motosakura Castle
Japanese Name 本佐倉城
Founder Chiba Suketane
Year Founded late 1400's
Castle Type Hilltop
Castle Condition Ruins only
Designations Next 100 Castles, National Historic Site
Historical Period Pre Edo Period
Features trenches
Visitor Information
Access Oosakura Sta. (Keisei Line), walk 10-20 mins
Hours park is open year round, no fees
Time Required 75 mins
URL Castle Website
Location Shisui Town, Chiba Prefecture
Coordinates 35.72783, 140.25993
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Admin
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Admin Year Visited 2012
Admin Visits Dec. 23, 2012


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