Ohkusa Castle (Chita)

Ôkusajō is a flatland castle with a mogi tenshu (faux reconstructed keep) serving as an observation platform, although with all the trees growing around it there’s not much of a view. On the first floor of which there are some snippets of local history presented (in Japanese). The site also possess

History

Ôkusajō was built around 1574 to replace Ônojō by Oda Nobumasa after the well water there went bad. However, Oda Nobumasa was transferred to Settsu before the castle could be completed and it was abandoned. It was razed during the Honnōji Incident.

Field Notes

Ôkusajō is a flatland castle with a mogi tenshu (faux reconstructed keep) serving as an observation platform, although with all the trees growing around it there’s not much of a view. On the first floor of which there are some snippets of local history presented (in Japanese). The site also possesses dorui (earthen embankments) and mizubori (water moats). The whole site apart from the cleared honmaru (main bailey) is heavily wooded.

This site is Ôkusajō in historical Chita County, not to be confused with Ôkusajō in historical Aichi County, both in Owari Province and Aichi Prefecture; or with Ôkusajō in historical Nukata County, Mikawa Province, now also part of Aichi Prefecture.

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Castle Profile
English Name	Ohkusa Castle (Chita)
Japanese Name	知多大草城
Founder	Oda Nobumasa
Year Founded	1754
Castle Type	Flatland
Castle Condition	Reconstructed main keep
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Main Keep Structure	2 tiers, 2 floors
Year Reconstructed	1979
Artifacts	Mogi Tenshu, Mizubori, Karabori, Dorui
Features	main keep, water moats, trenches
Visitor Information
Access	Ōnomachi Station on the Meitetsu Tokoname Line; 15 minute walk
Hours	24/7 free
Time Required	40 minutes
Location	Chita, Aichi Prefecture
Coordinates	34.94007, 136.83083
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Added to Jcastle	2017
Contributor	ART
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