Toro Castle (Mikawa)

Torojō is a fort which was built by Ishikawa Kazumasa, the daimyō who would, many years later, construct Matsumoto Castle. It seems that I was too late to visit this castle, which I did in 2023, as the small hill which constituted the fort's main bailey was flattened in 2022. I found the area to

History

Torojō was constructed by Ishikawa Kazumasa under the orders of Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1564 during or after the Mikawa Ikkō-Ikki revolt. The fort was used to suppress the rebels. The temple to Hachiman in Toro, first built in antiquity, had been razed during that conflict as it had been a stronghold of the rebels, and the second bailey of Torojō was built on its site, a hill called Gobōzan after the temple. The main bailey of Torojō was built on a small hill about 5m high. The two hills hemmed in a road called Doronishiodō ('Doro East Ridge Road'), which the fort guarded.

Field Notes

Torojō is a fort which was built by Ishikawa Kazumasa, the daimyō who would, many years later, construct Matsumoto Castle. It seems that I was too late to visit this castle, which I did in 2023, as the small hill which constituted the fort's main bailey was flattened in 2022. I found the area to be empty plots with a few homes being constructed. However, Torojō was quite extensive and the fort's second bailey is now the site of Doro-Hachimangū, a shrine to Hachiman which was (re-)built in 1619.

There was a small marker post for the castle in the main bailey, but that was removed along with the hill top itself. Now the only marker for the castle is found at the eastern entrance of the Hachiman shrine.

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  Marker post for the castle site
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  Former main bailey site
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Castle Profile
English Name	Toro Castle (Mikawa)
Japanese Name	三河土呂城
Founder	Ishikawa Kazumasa
Year Founded	1564
Castle Type	Hilltop
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Features
Visitor Information
Access	Okazaki Station on the Meitetsu-Nagoya Line; 30 minute walk to Toro Hachimangū
Hours	24/7 free; shrine
Time Required	40 minutes
URL	Castle Website
Location	Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture
Coordinates	34.90744, 137.15203
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Admin
Added to Jcastle	2023
Contributor	ART
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