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{{Castle
|English Name=
|English Name=Minakuchi Castle
 
|Japanese Name=水口城
 
|Romaji Name=minakuchi-jo
 
|Alternate Names=Okayama-jo, Hekisui-jo
 
|Founder=Tokugawa Iemitsu
Minakuchi Castle
|Year Founded=1634
|Japanese Name=
|Castle Type=Flatland
水口城
|Castle Condition=No main keep but other buildings
|Romaji Name=
|Designations=Prefectural Historic Site
minakuchi-jo
|Historical Period=Edo Period
|Alternate Names=
|Year Reconstructed=1991
Okayama-jo, Hekisui-jo
|Features=gates, turrets, water moats, stone walls, walls
|Founder=
|Access=Minakuchijonan Sta. (Omi Tetsudo Line); 10 min walk
Tokugawa Iemitsu
|Website=http://www.biwako-visitors.jp/spot/detail/882
|Year Founded=
|City=Koga City
1634
|Prefecture=Shiga Prefecture
|Castle Type=
|Notes=Not personally visited. Pictures donated by David.
Flatland
|History=The first castle in Minakuchi was built to the east of present day Minakuchi Castle by the order of Hideyoshi to help control the area. It is now commonly called minakuchi Okayama Castle. It was destroyed after the Battle of Sekigahara<p>Present day Minakuchi Castle was built in 1634 as a fortified way station for when Tokugawa Iemitsu moved from Tokyo to Kyoto. </p><p>Kato Akitomo entered Minakuchi Castle in 1682 and formally established the state of Minakuchi. With one exception, the Kato family ruled over the castle until the coming of the Meiji Restoration when it was dismantled and parts were sold off. Since the castle was originally meant as a place for the shogun to rest on his way to Kyoto, it is said that the Kato rulers never used the palace in the honmaru that was built for the shogun. They built a separate residence in the ninomaru. </p>
|Castle Condition=
|Year Visited=Viewer Contributed
No main keep but other buildings
|AddedJcastle=2006
|Designations=
|GPSLocation=34.97023, 136.16547
Prefectural Historic Site
|rating_average=2.0
|Historical Period=
|castleElev=173
Edo Period
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|Main Keep Structure=
|ekiElev=170
 
|elevChange=3
|Year Reconstructed=
|kamon=kato2.jpg
1991
|kamonFam=Kato
|Artifacts=
|adminRating=3
 
|oldID=68
 
|Features=
stone walls
|Access=
 
 
Minakuchijonan Sta. (Omi Tetsudo Line); 10 min walk
 
 
|Visitor Information=
 
 
|Time Required=
 
|City=
Minakuchi, Koga City, Shiga Pref.
|Prefecture=
Shiga Prefecture
|Notes=
 
 
Not personally visited. Pictures donated by David.
 
 
|History=
 
 
The first castle in Minakuchi was built to the east of present day Minakuchi Castle by the order of Hideyoshi to help control the area. It is now commonly called minakuchi Okayama Castle. It was destroyed after the Battle of Sekigahara<p>Present day Minakuchi Castle was built in 1634 as a fortified way station for when Tokugawa Iemitsu moved from Tokyo to Kyoto. </p><p>Kato Akitomo entered Minakuchi Castle in 1682 and formally established the state of Minakuchi. With one exception, the Kato family ruled over the castle until the coming of the Meiji Restoration when it was dismantled and parts were sold off. Since the castle was originally meant as a place for the shogun to rest on his way to Kyoto, it is said that the Kato rulers never used the palace in the honmaru that was built for the shogun. They built a separate residence in the ninomaru. </p>
 
 
|Visits=
 
|Japanese Notes=
 
 
|Year Visited=
Viewer Contributed
|Website=
 
http://www.biwako-visitors.jp/spot/detail/882
 
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2.0
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173
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170
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3
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kato2.jpg
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Revision as of 23:49, 6 October 2017

Not personally visited. Pictures donated by David.

Minakuchi15.jpg

History
The first castle in Minakuchi was built to the east of present day Minakuchi Castle by the order of Hideyoshi to help control the area. It is now commonly called minakuchi Okayama Castle. It was destroyed after the Battle of Sekigahara

Present day Minakuchi Castle was built in 1634 as a fortified way station for when Tokugawa Iemitsu moved from Tokyo to Kyoto.

Kato Akitomo entered Minakuchi Castle in 1682 and formally established the state of Minakuchi. With one exception, the Kato family ruled over the castle until the coming of the Meiji Restoration when it was dismantled and parts were sold off. Since the castle was originally meant as a place for the shogun to rest on his way to Kyoto, it is said that the Kato rulers never used the palace in the honmaru that was built for the shogun. They built a separate residence in the ninomaru.


Field Notes

Not personally visited. Pictures donated by David.


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Gallery
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  • Original gate from a samurai home
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  • Original gate from a samurai home
  • Original gate from a samurai home
  • Ichirizuka, distance marker along the Tokaido Road
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Castle Profile
English Name Minakuchi Castle
Japanese Name 水口城
Alternate Names Okayama-jo, Hekisui-jo
Founder Tokugawa Iemitsu
Year Founded 1634
Castle Type Flatland
Castle Condition No main keep but other buildings
Designations Prefectural Historic Site
Historical Period Edo Period
Year Reconstructed 1991
Features gates, turrets, water moats, stone walls, walls
Visitor Information
Access Minakuchijonan Sta. (Omi Tetsudo Line); 10 min walk
Hours
Time Required
URL Castle Website
Location Koga City, Shiga Prefecture
Coordinates 34.97023, 136.16547
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Admin
Added to Jcastle 2006
Admin Year Visited Viewer Contributed


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