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{{Castle
|English Name=
|English Name=Yokosuka Castle
 
|Japanese Name=横須賀城
 
|Romaji Name=Yokosuka-jo
 
|Alternate Names=Matsuo-jo
 
|Founder=Oosuga Yasutaka
Yokosuka Castle
|Year Founded=1578
|Japanese Name=
|Castle Type=Hilltop
横須賀城
|Castle Condition=Ruins only
|Romaji Name=
|Designations=National Historic Site
Yokosuka-jo
|Historical Period=Edo Period
|Alternate Names=
|Features=stone walls
Matsuo-jo
|Access=Fukuroi Sta. (Tokaido Line); 30 min bus; 10 min walk
|Founder=
|Website=http://lgportal.city.kakegawa.shizuoka.jp/kanko/south/yokosukajo.html
Oosuga Yasutaka
|City=Kakegawa
|Year Founded=
|Prefecture=Shizuoka Prefecture
1578
|Notes=This can be easily done as a 2+ hr side trip form Kakegawa. The high honmaru bailey and the rebuilt stone walls are somewhat interesting, but the site as a whole was a bit disappointing compared to what I had expected. Everything you can see is detailed in the pictures here. A couple of the original gates form this castle have been moved to nearby temples but I was not able to visit them.
|Castle Type=
|History=Tokugawa Ieyasu ordered his retainer Oosuga Yasutaka to build a castle on this site in 1578 to oppose the Takeda forces whose territory extended to the nearby Takatenjin Castle. Tokugawa defeated Takatenjin Castle in 1581 and burned it down. From that time on Yokosuka Castle ruled over the area. After Tokugawa moved to Edo (Tokyo) the castle changed hands several times until the Nishio moved here in 1682 from Komoro Castle. The Nishio family continued to rule from Yokosuka Castle until the Meiji Restoration. The castle was dismantled in 1873.
Hilltop
|Year Visited=2009
|Castle Condition=
|AddedJcastle=2009
Ruins only
|Visits=October 15, 2009
|Designations=
|GPSLocation=34.6855, 137.97118
National Historic Site
|rating_average=1.75
|Historical Period=
|castleElev=9
Edo Period
|ekiLatLng=34.741435,137.925997
|Main Keep Structure=
|ekiElev=14
 
|elevChange=-5
|Year Reconstructed=
|kamon=oosuga.jpg
 
|kamonFam=Oosuga
|Artifacts=
|adminRating=1
 
|oldID=141
 
|Features=
stone walls
|Access=
 
 
Fukuroi Sta. (Tokaido Line); 30 min bus; 10 min walk
 
 
|Visitor Information=
 
 
|Time Required=
 
|City=
Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture
|Prefecture=
Shizuoka Prefecture
|Notes=
 
 
This can be easily done as a 2+ hr side trip form Kakegawa. The high honmaru bailey and the rebuilt stone walls are somewhat interesting, but the site as a whole was a bit disappointing compared to what I had expected. Everything you can see is detailed in the pictures here. A couple of the original gates form this castle have been moved to nearby temples but I was not able to visit them.
 
 
|History=
 
 
Tokugawa Ieyasu ordered his retainer Oosuga Yasutaka to build a castle on this site in 1578 to oppose the Takeda forces whose territory extended to the nearby Takatenjin Castle. Tokugawa defeated Takatenjin Castle in 1581 and burned it down. From that time on Yokosuka Castle ruled over the area. After Tokugawa moved to Edo (Tokyo) the castle changed hands several times until the Nishio moved here in 1682 from Komoro Castle. The Nishio family continued to rule from Yokosuka Castle until the Meiji Restoration. The castle was dismantled in 1873.
 
 
|Visits=
October 15, 2009
|Japanese Notes=
 
 
|Year Visited=
2009
|Website=
 
 
http://lgportal.city.kakegawa.shizuoka.jp/kanko/south/yokosukajo.html
 
 
|rating_average=
1.75
|castleElev=
9
|ekiLatLng=
34.741435,137.925997
|ekiElev=
14
|elevChange=
-5
|kamon=
oosuga.jpg
|kamonFam=
Oosuga
|adminRating=
1
|oldID=
141
|GPSLocation=
34.6855,137.97118
}}
}}

Revision as of 11:53, 8 October 2017

This can be easily done as a 2+ hr side trip form Kakegawa. The high honmaru bailey and the rebuilt stone walls are somewhat interesting, but the site as a whole was a bit disappointing compared to what I had expected. Everything you can see is detailed in the pictures here. A couple of the original

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History

Tokugawa Ieyasu ordered his retainer Oosuga Yasutaka to build a castle on this site in 1578 to oppose the Takeda forces whose territory extended to the nearby Takatenjin Castle. Tokugawa defeated Takatenjin Castle in 1581 and burned it down. From that time on Yokosuka Castle ruled over the area. After Tokugawa moved to Edo (Tokyo) the castle changed hands several times until the Nishio moved here in 1682 from Komoro Castle. The Nishio family continued to rule from Yokosuka Castle until the Meiji Restoration. The castle was dismantled in 1873.


Field Notes

This can be easily done as a 2+ hr side trip form Kakegawa. The high honmaru bailey and the rebuilt stone walls are somewhat interesting, but the site as a whole was a bit disappointing compared to what I had expected. Everything you can see is detailed in the pictures here. A couple of the original gates form this castle have been moved to nearby temples but I was not able to visit them.


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Gallery
  • stone walls
  • stone walls
  • stone walls
  • baileys
  • main keep foundation
  • honmaru and kitanomaru baileys
  • map
  • relocated gate at Hongenji
  • relocated gate at Hongenji
  • relocated gate at Hongenji
  • relocated gate at Senyoji
  • relocated gate at Senyoji
  • relocated gate at Senyoji
  • relocated gate at Senyoji
  • Yokosukajô bansho
  • Yokosukajô bansho
  • Yokosukajô bansho
  • Relocated Goten Shoin at Yusanji
  • Dorui at rear of Matsuo Bailey
  • Earthen ramparts of Matsuo Bailey Mount
  • Karabori (dry moat) in Matsuo Bailey
  • Terraced Sub-bailey of Matsuoyama


Castle Profile
English Name Yokosuka Castle
Japanese Name 横須賀城
Alternate Names Matsuo-jo
Founder Oosuga Yasutaka
Year Founded 1578
Castle Type Hilltop
Castle Condition Ruins only
Designations National Historic Site
Historical Period Edo Period
Features stone walls
Visitor Information
Access Fukuroi Sta. (Tokaido Line); 30 min bus; 10 min walk
Hours
Time Required
URL Castle Website
Location Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture
Coordinates 34.6855, 137.97118
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Admin
Added to Jcastle 2009
Admin Year Visited 2009
Admin Visits October 15, 2009


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