Otaki Castle

The main keep is a typical local museum with some historical artifacts including a small collection of armor and swords. The original yakuimon gate is on the school grounds next to the castle. Unfortunately, there was some festival or event going on that day so I couldn't get in to see it.

History

The original Otaki Castle was built in the early 1500's near the current castle and may have included part of the current Otaki Castle grounds. In 1590, after Tokugawa Ieyasu resettled in Edo, he stationed his retainer Honda Tadakatsu in Otaki to help control the power of the Satomi in this area. Honda Tadakatsu built the Otaki Castle we see today. Otaki castle was ruled by three Honda lords, and then the Abe, Aoyama, and Inagaki before Marsudaira Masahisa became lord in 1703. His descendents controlled Otaki until the Meiji Restoration. No one knows what the original Otaki Castle main keep looked like. The main keep seen in the picture above is simple is mock main keep based on the designs of typical main keep from the Edo Period.

Field Notes

The main keep is a typical local museum with some historical artifacts including a small collection of armor and swords. The original yakuimon gate is on the school grounds next to the castle. Unfortunately, there was some festival or event going on that day so I couldn't get in to see it.

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Gallery

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  main keep
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  Isumi RIver
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  Ninomaru
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  bell tower
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  view from the top of the castle
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  Yakuimon
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  Well
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  merchant's home
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  map

Castle Profile
English Name	Otaki Castle
Japanese Name	大多喜城
Founder	Takeda Nobukiyo
Year Founded	earl 1500's
Castle Type	Hilltop
Castle Condition	Reconstructed main keep
Designations	Next 100 Castles
Historical Period	Edo Period
Year Reconstructed	1975 (concrete)
Features	main keep, gates, turrets, stone walls, walls
Visitor Information
Access	Otaki Sta. (Isumi Tetsudo Line); 15 min walk
Hours
Time Required
URL	Castle Website
Location	Otaki, Chiba Prefecture
Coordinates	35.28587, 140.23934
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Admin
Added to Jcastle	2009
Contributor	Eric
Admin Year Visited	2009
Admin Visits	June 20, 2009

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