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|Japanese Name=国府台城
|Japanese Name=国府台城
|Romaji Name=Kohnodai-jo
|Romaji Name=Kohnodai-jo
|Founder=Ota Dokan
|Founder=Ota Suketada
|Year Founded=1479
|Castle Type=Hilltop
|Castle Type=Hilltop
|Castle Condition=Ruins only
|Castle Condition=Ruins only
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|City=Ichikawa
|City=Ichikawa
|Prefecture=Chiba Prefecture
|Prefecture=Chiba Prefecture
|Notes=To be honest, there is not much to see here and most visitors won't even know it as a former castle site except for a couple small signs. For most people it will simply be Satomi Park. The earthen embankments you see in the photos are thought to have been embankments (dorui) of the castle. They even integrated kofun into the embankment network and there are 2 places thought to have been yagura (lookout tower) locations. Commanding views of the river area surely would have given a good advantage to the Satomi watching out for incursions from Edo or monitoring traffic along the river. Likewise, it would have been a great beachhead for Ota Dokan or the Hojo. The castle is a short bus ride from Ichikawa Station.
|Notes=To be honest, there is not much to see here and most visitors won't even know it as a former castle site except for a couple small signs. For most people it will simply be Satomi Park. The earthen embankments you see in the photos are thought to have been embankments (dorui) of the castle. They even integrated kofun into the embankment network and there are 2 places thought to have been yagura (lookout tower) locations.
|History=Konodai Castle was first built by Ota Dokan as a military base for excursions into Chiba. The castle comes into prominence, however, for the multiple battles fought between the Hojo and Satomi.
|History=Konodai Castle was first built by Ota Dokan's brother Ote Suketada as a military base for Dokan's excursions into Chiba. It housed an army and had good access to Edo Castle for supplies and reinforcements. The castle offers commanding views of the river area to control traffic and movement out to sea as well as area supply routes. For this reason it was the focal point of battles between the Ota and Satomi and then Hojo and Satomi. After Tokugawa Ieyasu moved to Edo, he abandoned the castle specifically because it overlooked Edo Castle and could potentially be a threat the Chiba side of the river.
|Year Visited=2021
|Year Visited=2021
|AddedJcastle=2021
|AddedJcastle=2021
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|GPSLocation=35.74707, 139.90028
|GPSLocation=35.74707, 139.90028
|Contributor=Eric
|Contributor=Eric
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Revision as of 22:12, 30 December 2021

To be honest, there is not much to see here and most visitors won't even know it as a former castle site except for a couple small signs. For most people it will simply be Satomi Park. The earthen embankments you see in the photos are thought to have been embankments (dorui) of the castle. They even

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History

Konodai Castle was first built by Ota Dokan's brother Ote Suketada as a military base for Dokan's excursions into Chiba. It housed an army and had good access to Edo Castle for supplies and reinforcements. The castle offers commanding views of the river area to control traffic and movement out to sea as well as area supply routes. For this reason it was the focal point of battles between the Ota and Satomi and then Hojo and Satomi. After Tokugawa Ieyasu moved to Edo, he abandoned the castle specifically because it overlooked Edo Castle and could potentially be a threat the Chiba side of the river.


Field Notes

To be honest, there is not much to see here and most visitors won't even know it as a former castle site except for a couple small signs. For most people it will simply be Satomi Park. The earthen embankments you see in the photos are thought to have been embankments (dorui) of the castle. They even integrated kofun into the embankment network and there are 2 places thought to have been yagura (lookout tower) locations.


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Castle Profile
English Name Konodai Castle
Japanese Name 国府台城
Founder Ota Suketada
Year Founded 1479
Castle Type Hilltop
Castle Condition Ruins only
Historical Period Pre Edo Period
Features
Visitor Information
Access Ichikawa Sta. (JR Sobu Line); 10 min bus to Ichikawa Hospital and 5 min walk; or 20 min walk from the station
Hours park, open 24/7
Time Required 30 mins
URL Castle Website
Location Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture
Coordinates 35.74707, 139.90028
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Admin
Added to Jcastle 2021
Contributor Eric
Admin Year Visited 2021
Admin Visits May 3, 2021
Friends of JCastle
Shirobito - Konodai Castle
Shiro Fan - Konodai Castle
Kojodan- Konodai Castle
Jokaku Horoki - Konodai Castle
Ken's Castle Storage - Konodai Castle


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