Ohkusa Castle (Chita)
Ōkusajō is a hilltop castle with a mock yagura serving as an observation platform, although with all the trees growing around it there’s not much of a view. On the first floor of which there are some snippets of local history presented (in Japanese). The site also possesses dorui (earthen embankment
History
Ōkusajō was built around 1574 to replace Ōnojō by Oda Nobumasa after the well water there went bad. However, Oda Nobumasa was transferred to Settsunokuni before the castle could be completed and it was abandoned. It was razed during the Honnōji Incident.
Field Notes
Ōkusajō is a hilltop castle with a mock yagura serving as an observation platform, although with all the trees growing around it there’s not much of a view. On the first floor of which there are some snippets of local history presented (in Japanese). The site also possesses dorui (earthen embankments) and mizubori (water moats). The whole site apart from the cleared honmaru (main bailey) is heavily wooded.
| Castle Profile | |
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| English Name | Ohkusa Castle |
| Japanese Name | 大草城 |
| Founder | Oda Nobumasa |
| Year Founded | 1754 |
| Castle Type | Flatland |
| Castle Condition | No main keep but other buildings |
| Historical Period | Pre Edo Period |
| Main Keep Structure | Mock yagura (concrete), 2 levels |
| Year Reconstructed | 1979 |
| Artifacts | Mogi Yagura, Mizubori, Karabori, Dorui |
| Features | water moats, trenches |
| Visitor Information | |
| Access | Ōnomachi Station on the Meitetsu Tokoname Line; 15 minute walk |
| Hours | 24/7 free |
| Time Required | 40 minutes |
| Location | Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 34.94007, 136.83083 |
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| Admin | |
| Added to Jcastle | 2017 |
| Contributor | ART |
| Admin Year Visited | Viewer Contributed |
