Tahara Castle
Tahara Castle | |
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田原城 | |
Tahara, Aichi Prefecture, Japan | |
Coordinates | 34°40′24.58″N 137°16′11.02″E / 34.6734944°N 137.2697278°E |
Type | flatland-style Japanese castle |
Site information | |
Owner | reconstructed 1990 |
Open to the public | yes |
Site history | |
Built | 1480 |
Built by | Toda Munemitsu |
In use | Edo period |
Demolished | 1872 |
Tahara Castle (田原城, Tahara-jō) is a
History
Tahara Castle is located on a small hill in the city of Tahara, near the root of the Atsumi Peninsula extending into Mikawa Bay. The location was formerly surrounded by inlets, which enhanced its defensive position, and its ability to extend control over shipping in the area.
In 1480, Toda Munemitsu (1439–1508), virtually independent warlord of the Atsumi Peninsula during the
Following the Battle of Odawara in 1590, Toyotomi Hideyoshi assigned the Kantō region to Tokugawa Ieyasu and the Toda were dispossessed of their holdings, which were given to Hideyoshi's vassal, Igi Tadatsugu, who rebuilt the moats and stonework.
Following the establishment of the
Little remains of the original castle aside from portions of the moats and stonework, as all castle buildings were destroyed in 1872 in accordance with the new
Literature
- De Lange, William (2021). An Encyclopedia of Japanese Castles. Groningen: Toyo Press. pp. 600 pages. ISBN 978-9492722300.
- Schmorleitz, Morton S. (1974). Castles in Japan. Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Co. pp. 144–145. ISBN 0-8048-1102-4.
- Motoo, Hinago (1986). Japanese Castles. Tokyo: Kodansha. p. 200 pages. ISBN 0-87011-766-1.
- Mitchelhill, Jennifer (2004). Castles of the Samurai: Power and Beauty. Tokyo: Kodansha. p. 112 pages. ISBN 4-7700-2954-3.
- Turnbull, Stephen (2003). Japanese Castles 1540-1640. Osprey Publishing. p. 64 pages. ISBN 1-84176-429-9.
External links
- JNTO home page
- Photos of Tateyama Castle
- Geographic data related to Tahara Castle at OpenStreetMap