Kiyosu Castle

Kiyosu-jo has always been a little special for me. When I lived in Nagoya I lived just a short walk from this castle. I went to the festival held here and often took walks around the castle area. It is also a rather aesthetically pleasing reconstructed castle. You can also see it frm the Shinkansen

History

Who first built this castle and when are completely unknown. One theory states that it may have been built by Shiba Yoshishige between 1394 and 1427. Other theories say that it was built later around 1478.

Oda Nobunaga, in his efforts to unite all of Owari (Nagoya and vicinity), killed Oda Nobutomo from a rival faction of the same Oda family in 1555 and took Kiyosu-jo by force. Nobunaga completed the unification of Owari with the capture of Iwakura-jo in 1559. Nobunaga remained in Kiyosu-jo until he moved to Komaki-jo in 1563. Tokugawa's ninth son Yoshinao was the last occupant of Kiyosu-jo. It was torn down in 1610 after Yoshinao moved to the newly completed Nagoya-jo.

Many interesting stories surround the history of Kiyosu-jo. Once Oda Nobunaga pardoned his younger brother Nobuyuki for acts of treason. Nobuyuki did not learn his lesson and again Nobunaga discovered his treasonous activities. This time Nobunaga feigned illness and when his brother came to visit him Nobunaga had him executed.

Another story involves Nobunaga's successor Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Once a 180 meter section of a moat around the castle collapsed. Hideyoshi divided the collapsed section into 10 parts and offered a reward to the team that finished rebuilding their section first. The collapsed moat was rebuilt in less than a day. It is said that this incident is what made Nobunaga first take notice of the abilities in his lieutenant, Hideyoshi.

Field Notes

Kiyosu-jo has always been a little special for me. When I lived in Nagoya I lived just a short walk from this castle. I went to the festival held here and often took walks around the castle area. It is also a rather aesthetically pleasing reconstructed castle. You can also see it frm the Shinkansen on the way into Nagoya.

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Gallery

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  donjon and red bridge
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  main keep
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  donjon, gate, bridge
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  Main Keep (Mogi Tenshu), 1989 recon.
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  Bridge, gate and keep
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  Performing Arts Centre, in style of goten
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  "Nobunaga" Wall and storehouse
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  stone wall detail
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  Unearthed original stone wall segment
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  Main Gate (reconstructed)
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  Walls with loopholes (reconstructed)
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  Model of castle at its height
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  Speculative depiction of castle under Oda Nobunaga
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  Ishi-otoshi demonstration. Controversial!
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Castle Profile
English Name	Kiyosu Castle
Japanese Name	清洲城
Founder	Shiba Yoshishige
Year Founded	1394-1427?
Castle Type	Flatland
Castle Condition	Reconstructed main keep
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Main Keep Structure	3 levels, 4 stories
Year Reconstructed	1989 (concrete)
Features	main keep, gates, bridges, stone walls, walls
Visitor Information
Access	Kiyosu Station (Tokaido Honsen) or Shin Kiyosu Station (Meitetsu Nagoya Honsen), walk 15 minutes.
Hours
Time Required
URL	Castle Website
Location	Kiyosu, Aichi Prefecture
Coordinates	35.21655, 136.84351
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Admin
Added to Jcastle	1999
Contributor	Eric
Admin Year Visited	1995
Admin Visits	several times in 1995-1996
Friends of JCastle
Malcolm Fairman Photography - Kiyosu Castle

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