Rokuta Yakata
Rokuda-yakata is a yakata (fortified manor hall) ruin in Misugi Township, Tsu Municipality; the settlement is the village of Tage, not to be confused with Taki Township, Taki County, to the south, which uses the same kanji. Rokuda-yakata is a satellite fortification of Kitabatake-yakata, located to
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History
Oda Nobukatsu, Oda Nobunaga's son, married into the Kitabatake family in order to take-over their territory in Ise Province. Not content to merely bide his time, however, in 1576 the murderous cuckoo slew Kitabatake Tomonori, his father-in-law, at the Mise Palace of Tamaru Castle.
When Yuki-hime ('Snow Princess') learnt that her husband had assassinated her father and brothers, she attempted to commit suicide here at the Rokuta-yakata. In order to prevent her from killing herself, orderlies tied the young princess to a cherry tree in the palace. She must've survived, however, because she bore Oda Nobukatsu a son, Oda Hidekatsu, in 1583. One record states that she died in 1594.
Following the assassination of the leading members of the Kitabatake Clan, several of their vassals escaped the purge and assembled at Kitabatake-yakata, holing up in the clan's mountaintop redoubt of Kiriyamajō. They were defeated by overwhelming Oda forces, and Rokuta-yakata is presumed to have been destroyed in the fighting.
For more information see Kitabatakeshi Yakata.
Field Notes
Rokuda-yakata is a yakata (fortified manor hall) ruin in Misugi Township, Tsu Municipality; the settlement is the village of Tage, not to be confused with Taki Township, Taki County, to the south, which uses the same kanji. Rokuda-yakata is a satellite fortification of Kitabatake-yakata, located to the east over the Hatemata River.
Rokuda-yakata's remains are fairly well preserved with dorui (earthen ramparts) and karabori (dry moat) surrounding a roughly square bailey. These fortifications almost surround the whole bailey except where a house now stands. The site is otherwise fields.
Even though the Rokuta-yakata, also referred to as the Higashi-gosho ('East Palace') was an annex of nearby Kitabatake-yakata, it actually has more to see of fortication ruins than that site, and so it shouldn't be missed when visiting the main Kitabatake Clan residence ruins with its garden and shrine. There are some old stone walls around the yakata's ramparts, but these may be from retaining walls piled after the fort and moats became rice paddies.
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| Castle Profile | |
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| English Name | Rokuta Yakata |
| Japanese Name | 六田館 |
| Alternate Names | Higashi-goten (東御所) |
| Founder | Kitabatake Clan |
| Year Founded | Medieval Era |
| Castle Type | Fortified Manor |
| Castle Condition | Ruins only |
| Historical Period | Pre Edo Period |
| Artifacts | Dorui, Kuruwa, Karabori, &c. |
| Features | trenches |
| Visitor Information | |
| Access | Bus |
| Hours | 24/7 free; fields |
| Time Required | 20 minutes |
| URL | Castle Website |
| Location | Tsu, Mie Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 34.5193, 136.3016 |
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| Admin | |
| Added to Jcastle | 2024 |
| Contributor | ART |
| Admin Year Visited | Viewer Contributed |
| Friends of JCastle | |
| Jōkaku Hōrōki | |
| Shiseki Tanbōki | |
