Futoge Castle

I actually walked from Torigoe castle to the Ikkô-ikki no sato. It's at +/-3km from Torigoe castle site. It relates the stories of Torigoe castle and Futoge castle. Admission is 300 yen; open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed on mondays(if monday is a holiday, closed the day after), new year and special

History

The history of Futoge castle is linked with that of Torigoe castle, but apparently there was a mansion of the Suzuki on this 260m high hill before the construction of Torigoe castle. It was called Tonosama dashiki. An army of Oda Nobunaga under the command of Sakuma Morimasa was send to this area in 1580 to suppress the last of the Ikkô-ikki. The head temple of the Kaga province, Oyama gobo, had already fallen to the Oda. But Suzuki Dewanokami, leader of the Ikkô-ikki army, defended well the castles and Morimasa had to retreat. Shibata Katsuie, another Oda general, tricked Suzuki Dewanokami in peace negotiations and instead killed him and several other Ikkô-ikki genrals at the meeting. Without leaders, the castles fell to the Oda. One year later an uprising of the Hakusan people retook the castles, but Sakuma Morimasa recovered them and slaughtered everybody(about 300 people). Sakuma Morimasa was executed after the battle of Shizugatake in 1583 and the Torigoe castle was abolished. These castles are renowned as being the last stand of the Kaga Ikkô-ikki.

Field Notes

I actually walked from Torigoe castle to the Ikkô-ikki no sato. It's at +/-3km from Torigoe castle site. It relates the stories of Torigoe castle and Futoge castle. Admission is 300 yen; open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed on mondays(if monday is a holiday, closed the day after), new year and special occasions. From Ikkô-ikki no sato it's about 400m to the entrance of Futoge castle.

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Castle Profile
English Name	Futoge Castle
Japanese Name	二曲城
Alternate Names	Tonosama yashiki
Founder	Suzuki family
Year Founded	16th century
Castle Type	Mountaintop
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Designations	National Historic Site
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Features	trenches
Visitor Information
Access	From Tsurugi station on the Hokuriku Railroad Ishikawa Line, Taxi 25min.
Hours	Open year-round; admission free
Time Required	30min
URL	Castle Website
Location	Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture
Coordinates	36.35728, 136.60102
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Admin
Added to Jcastle	2017
Contributor	Furinkazan
Admin Year Visited	Viewer Contributed

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