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|Castle Condition=Ruins only
|Castle Condition=Ruins only
|Historical Period=Pre Edo Period
|Historical Period=Pre Edo Period
|Features=trenches
|Access=Kairakuen Station on the Joban Line; 20 minute walk
|Access=Kairakuen Station on the Joban Line; 20 minute walk
|Visitor Information=Free, 24/7
|Visitor Information=Free, 24/7
|Time Required=30 minutes
|Website=https://www.city.mito.lg.jp/uploaded/attachment/39306.pdf
|Website=https://www.city.mito.lg.jp/uploaded/attachment/39306.pdf
|City=Mito
|City=Mito
|Prefecture=Ibaraki Prefecture
|Prefecture=Ibaraki Prefecture
|Notes=/
|Notes=Migawajō is a hilltop fort ruin in the Migawa district of Mito Municipality, located upstream (Sakura River) from the Kairakuen gardens. It is now the site of a shrine and wooded area, and ruins remain in the form of earthworks. The layout of the fort is of a main bailey surrounded by karabori (dry moats). In the south and east facing the cliffside the moats are double-layered. There is a gate complex to the north and two outer baileys to the west, also surrounded by ditches.
 
Photo by AnneMcL.
|History=(Provisional History) In 1426 the Edo Clan took over Mito and their retainers took charge of many surrounding castles to be employed as satellite fortifications in defence of the Edo's main base. Migawajō was one of these. After the fall of Odawarajō to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Hideyoshi's allies, the Satake Clan, with support from the Ōtomo Clan of Hitachi, attacked the Edo at Mitojō, overwhelming it. Minor outlying fortifications like Migawajō then fell in rapid succession. It is not entirely clear when Migawajō was destroyed and abandoned but it was likely during this conflict.
|History=(Provisional History) In 1426 the Edo Clan took over Mito and their retainers took charge of many surrounding castles to be employed as satellite fortifications in defence of the Edo's main base. Migawajō was one of these. After the fall of Odawarajō to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Hideyoshi's allies, the Satake Clan, with support from the Ōtomo Clan of Hitachi, attacked the Edo at Mitojō, overwhelming it. Minor outlying fortifications like Migawajō then fell in rapid succession. It is not entirely clear when Migawajō was destroyed and abandoned but it was likely during this conflict.
|Year Visited=Viewer Contributed
|Year Visited=Viewer Contributed
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|FriendWebsiteName=Jōkaku Hōrōki
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Revision as of 12:40, 13 June 2025

Migawajō is a hilltop fort ruin in the Migawa district of Mito Municipality, located upstream (Sakura River) from the Kairakuen gardens. It is now the site of a shrine and wooded area, and ruins remain in the form of earthworks. The layout of the fort is of a main bailey surrounded by karabori (dry

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History

(Provisional History) In 1426 the Edo Clan took over Mito and their retainers took charge of many surrounding castles to be employed as satellite fortifications in defence of the Edo's main base. Migawajō was one of these. After the fall of Odawarajō to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Hideyoshi's allies, the Satake Clan, with support from the Ōtomo Clan of Hitachi, attacked the Edo at Mitojō, overwhelming it. Minor outlying fortifications like Migawajō then fell in rapid succession. It is not entirely clear when Migawajō was destroyed and abandoned but it was likely during this conflict.


Field Notes

Migawajō is a hilltop fort ruin in the Migawa district of Mito Municipality, located upstream (Sakura River) from the Kairakuen gardens. It is now the site of a shrine and wooded area, and ruins remain in the form of earthworks. The layout of the fort is of a main bailey surrounded by karabori (dry moats). In the south and east facing the cliffside the moats are double-layered. There is a gate complex to the north and two outer baileys to the west, also surrounded by ditches.

Photo by AnneMcL.


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Gallery
  • Earthworks viewed from the path
  • Earthworks viewed from the path
  • Earthworks seen from shrine
  • Path
  • Earthworks
  • Earthworks
  • Path
  • Path and earthworks
  • Path
  • Path and earthworks
  • Arahito Shrine
  • View from Arahito Shrine
  • Arahito Shrine
  • View from Arahito Shrine
  • View of castle site, western side
  • Bamboo forest marks this part of the site, western side
  • As far as the site goes, western side heading south
  • Bridge to the site from Senba Park
  • Castle site to the left


Castle Profile
English Name Migawa Castle (Hitachi)
Japanese Name 常陸見川城
Founder Edo Clan
Year Founded 1426
Castle Type Hilltop
Castle Condition Ruins only
Historical Period Pre Edo Period
Features trenches
Visitor Information
Access Kairakuen Station on the Joban Line; 20 minute walk
Hours Free, 24/7
Time Required
URL Castle Website
Location Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture
Coordinates 36.36733, 140.4436
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Admin
Added to Jcastle 2018
Contributor AnneMcL
Admin Year Visited Viewer Contributed
Friends of JCastle
Yogo
Jōkaku Hōrōki
Yaminabe


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