Chiba
Chiba Castle
千葉城
| Alternate Name | Inohana-jo |
| Founder | Chiba Tsuneshige |
| Year | 1126 |
| Type | Hilltop |
| Condition | Reconstructed |
| Admin's Rating | ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ |
| Location | Chiba, Chiba Pref. |
| Map | Google Map |
| Access | Honchiba Sta (Sotobo Line) |
| Website | Chiba Folk Museum |
| Visited | June 20, 2009 |
| Notes | This reconstruction is very misleading. This castle never had such a magnificent donjon. The castle is from well before such large donjon were even built. I avoided posting this castle on my site for a long time because of this, but it is an actual castle site and many people ask me about it so I finally visited it on my way back from Otaki Castle. |
| History | Chiba Tsuneshige built a large scale castle around this site in the 1100's. His descendents ruled over the area from this castle until the 1400's. In 1455, Makuwari Yasutane, a relative of the Chiba, attacked the castle and defeated the Chiba. Makuwari took the name of Chiba and built a new castle (Honsakura Castle) in nearby Sakura abandoning Chiba Castle. |
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