Takasu Castle (Mino)

Takasujō is a former hirajiro (flatland castle) site in Kaizu Township, Kaizu Municipality. There is an explanation board about the castle at a small park in the Takasumachi neighbourhood, Kaizu's downtown, but few ruins remain (of which a moat segment is said to remain; it looks like a small park w

History

Takasu Domain was a sub-domain of Owari Domain during the Edo period. The Takatsu-Matsudaira were a prestigious branch of the Owari-Matsudaira who contributed heirs to the main Owari line when they came up short. In a way, Takasujō functioned as a daimyō-breeding programme, and contributed lords to such domains including Owari, Kuwana and Aiźu.

The original Takasu Castle is thought to have been a fortified manor hall constructed by Ujiie Shigekuni in 1338. Ôhashi Shigekazu expanded Takasujō into a medieval fortress in 1522. The Ôhashi were vassals of Oda Nobuhide. In the mid'-to-late 16th century the fort had several different castellans and garrison commanders.

In the Edo period, Tokunaga Hisamasa became lord of Takasu Domain, valued at 50,700 koku. His son, Tokunaga Masashige, was censured for his failure to make repairs to Ôsakajō for the shogunate in a timely fashion in 1628, and deprived of his domain. In 1640, Odawara Sadanobu, aged 9, was transferred from Sekiyado, and became lord of Takasu Domain, now valued at 22,700 koku. Takasu Domain, though fertile, was susceptible to flooding, requiring the construction and frequent repair of large dykes. During Sadanobu's long rule, Takasu was plagued by flooding, and he eventually requested a transfer, which was granted, in 1690.

The Takasu-Matsudaira branch was founded in 1700, starting with Matsudaira Yoshiyuki, the second son of Tokugawa Mitsutomo. The Takasu-Matsudaira Clan continued to reign a fief valued at 30,000 koku, occassionally contributing heirs to the Owari-Tokugawa line, until the abolition of feudalism in the Meiji period.

Field Notes

Takasujō is a former hirajiro (flatland castle) site in Kaizu Township, Kaizu Municipality. There is an explanation board about the castle at a small park in the Takasumachi neighbourhood, Kaizu's downtown, but few ruins remain (of which a moat segment is said to remain; it looks like a small park with a water feature next to Takasu Elementary School). However, the goten (castellan's palace) which stood at the castle has now been partially reconstructed on the rooftop of a local history museum.

Takasujō, in addition to having an off-site reconstructed goten, also has an extant portion of that same goten in existence. This small part of the original Takasu-jin'ya goten has been relocated to Rokkaen, a Meiji period merchant's villa and garden in Kuwana.

These photos mostly show the restored palace buildings at the Kaizu City History Museum, and the relocated segment in Kuwana. Outside the Kaizu City Museum some stone blocks from the site of the castle can be found. They have kokuin (seals) carved into them.

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Gallery

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  Surviving section of the Takasu Palace (relocated to Rokkaen)
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  Kaizu History Museum
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  Castle site today
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  Castle site today
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  Interior of restored goten at the museum
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  Interior of extant goten at Rokkaen
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  Tatami at extant, relocated goten portion
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  Recovered stone blocks from the castle with kokuin
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  Interior of restored goten at the museum
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  Decorative Kabukimon
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Castle Profile
English Name	Takasu Castle (Mino)
Japanese Name	美濃高須城
Founder	Ujiie Shigekuni
Year Founded	1338
Castle Type	Flatland
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Historical Period	Edo Period
Features	gates, palace, water moats, stone walls
Visitor Information
Access	Komano Station on the Yōrō Railway; 40 minute walk
Hours	Museum is 9:30-17:00; 310 yen
Time Required	30 minutes
URL	Castle Website
Location	Kaizu, Gifu Prefecture
Coordinates	35.22243, 136.63027
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