Tottori Castle

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History

Yamana Nobumichi built Tottori Castle in 1545. The castle is well known for a famous attack that took place in 1581 when Hideyoshi laid siege to the castle for 200 days. After exhausting their supplies, Kikkawa Tsuneie, lord of the castle, gave up on the condition that his soldier's lives be spared. Miyabe Keijun took over the castle at this point, but was replaced by Ikeda Nagayoshi after the Battle of Sekigahara. Ikeda expanded or rebuilt much of the castle..

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Gallery

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  Tenkyuu Ishigaki, restored
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  stone walls, moats
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  stone walls
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  stone walls
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  gosankai yagura stone foundation
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  ninomaru
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  stone walls
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  stone walls and stairs
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  the ido(well) of the honmaru
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  the remnants of the main keep foundation
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  a view from the Honmaru with the sand dunes afar
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  map
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  Nobori-ishigaki
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  sannomaru gate ruin
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  Yamashitanomaru ishigaki
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  Ninomaru gate ruin, sloping ishigaki
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  Tenshudai from below
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  Top of the mount
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  This is called the Jomon or Nakashikirimon gate

Castle Profile
English Name	Tottori Castle
Japanese Name	鳥取城
Alternate Names	Kyusho-jo, Kyushosan-jo
Founder	Yamana Nobumichi
Year Founded	1532
Castle Type	Mountaintop
Castle Condition	No main keep but other buildings
Designations	Top 100 Castles, Top 100 Mountaintop Castles, National Historic Site
Historical Period	Edo Period
Features	gates, stone walls
Visitor Information
Access	Tottori Sta. (San'in Line, 5 minute bus, 5 min walk; 30+ min walk to the top of the mountain and the honmaru
Hours
Time Required
URL	Castle Website
Location	Tottori, Tottori Prefecture
Coordinates	35.50743, 134.24
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Admin
Added to Jcastle	2009
Admin Year Visited	Viewer Contributed

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