Makita Castle (Ise)
Makitajō is a yakata (fortified manor hall) site in the Makita neighbourhood of Yokkaichi Municipality. Though today called 'Makita', the yakata was originally called 'Maita'. Ruins remain in the form of dorui (earthen ramparts) and a mizubori (water moat) which runs around what is now a temple, Chō
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History
Makitajō was built by Makita Munekatsu in 1187. It lasted until the Sengoku period, at which time it was the residence of Kasukabe Ieharu; it was destroyed by Takigawa Kazumasa when Oda forces invaded Ise in 1569.
The site of the castle became a temple, Chōmeiji, in 1652, for which the 4m wide moat was retained. The small stone bridge spanning the moat was constructed in 1808. The temple's belfry was built atop of the yakata's earthen ramparts.
Field Notes
Makitajō is a yakata (fortified manor hall) site in the Makita neighbourhood of Yokkaichi Municipality. Though today called 'Makita', the yakata was originally called 'Maita'. Ruins remain in the form of dorui (earthen ramparts) and a mizubori (water moat) which runs around what is now a temple, Chōmeiji.
Looking at old pictures, it seems that a pleasant stone-piled wall once also surrounded the temple, but it has unfortunately been modernised, and therefore uglified, in recent years. Those stonewalls probably dated to the Edo period, and so this was another act of twenty-first century vandalism.
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| Castle Profile | |
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| English Name | Makita Castle (Ise) |
| Japanese Name | 伊勢蒔田城 |
| Alternate Names | Maita-yakata (蒔田館) |
| Founder | Makita Munekatsu |
| Year Founded | 1187 |
| Castle Type | Fortified Manor |
| Castle Condition | Ruins only |
| Historical Period | Pre Edo Period |
| Features | water moats |
| Visitor Information | |
| Access | Kawagoe-Tomisuhara on the Kintetsu-Nagoya Line; 20 min walk; or, Ôyachi Station on the Sangi Railway; 25 min walk; or, Tomida Station on the Kansai Main Line; 20 min walk. |
| Hours | 24/7 free; temple |
| Time Required | 15 minutes |
| Location | Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 35.01852, 136.64996 |
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| Admin | |
| Added to Jcastle | 2024 |
| Contributor | ART |
| Admin Year Visited | Viewer Contributed |
| Friends of JCastle | |
| Jōkaku Hōrōki | |
| Kojōdan | |
| Umoreta Kojō | |
| Oshiro Tabi Nikki | |
| Jōkaku Shashin Kiroku | |
| Shiseki Tanbōki | |
