Mito Castle
水戸城
| Founder | Baba Sukemoto |  |
| Year | 1214 | |
| Type | Hilltop | |
| Condition | Other Buildings | |
| Alternate Name | Baba-jo, Suifu-no-shiro | |
| Admin's Rating | ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ | |
| Historical Site | Prefectural Historic Site | |
| Historical Value | Top 100 Castles | |
| Location | Mito, Ibaraki Pref. | |
| Map | Google Map | |
| Access | Mito Sta. (Joban Line), 8 min. walk | |
| Website | Mito Tourism Office | |
| Visited | September 6, 2008 | |
| Notes | There is very little left to give you the feeling of the castle except for some moats on the West end and the big yakuimon gate in the honmaru on the school grounds. The Kodokan school in the Sannomaru, is not really a castle structure but it is an Important Culural Property and a must see location if you're in Mito. | |
| History | Baba Sukemoto built the first castle on this site in 1214. It was called Baba Castle. The Baba continued to rule for about 200 years until they were conquered by the Edo. The Edo enlarged the castle and renamed it Mito Castle. In 1590, Satake Yoshinobu a retainer of Toyotomi hideyoshi, moved down from Oota and took over Mito Castle. He continued to rule until after the Battle of Sekigahara when he was moved to Kubota Castle in Akita Pref. At this point Tokugawa Ieyasu's fifth son, Takeda Nobuyoshi was made Lord of Mito castle. The Tokugawa ruled over Mito Castle until the coming of the Meiji Restoration. All the castle building except a three story yagura and the yakuimon gate were destroyed during the Meiji Period. The yagura then burned down during WWII. | |
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March 27, 2013 at 09:14 PM
Super friendly lady in the gift shop. Gave me photo of hall from before the earthquake. Make sure you tell her where you are from so she can add a sticker to the visitors globe. Not much to see for castle fans though. All summed up in the photos here.
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rebolforces
March 26, 2013 at 07:06 PM
Get your 100 stamp (#14) from Kōdōkan hall. The Kōdōkan was damaged in earthquake 2011, repairs are in progress, but currently cannot enter the building.
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Mito, Ibaraki Pref.
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