Kozukue Castle
小机城
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| Year | 1438 | |
| Type | Hilltop | |
| Condition | Ruins | |
| Admin's Rating | ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ | |
| Location | Yokohama, Kanagawa Pref. | |
| Map | Google Map | |
| Access | Kozukue Sta. (Yokohama Line), 10 min walk | |
| Website | Kozukue Castle Shimin-no-mori Park | |
| Visited | April 10, 2010 | |
| Notes | A nice little castle to visit in the middle of the big city. In several of the pictures you can see many cherry blossom petals covering the ground. It looks like this is a secret cherry blossom spot for locals, but I was a little too late to get good pictures of them. | |
| History |
It is not clear exactly when Kozukue Castle was built, but it was probably around 1438 by the Uesugi. When Nagao Kageharu rebelled against the Uesugi in 1478, one of his allies, Toshima Yasutsune fled to Kozukue Castle. Ota Dokan laid siege to the castle for over 2 months until Toshima was defeated.
When the Hojo came to power, they fortified the castle and stationed Kasahara Nobutame here. The Kasahara worked to develop the surrounding town and were also given control under the Tokugawa after the castle was abandoned. Kozukue Castle gave up without a fight in Hideyoshi's siege of Odawara in 1590. |
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1 Viewer Comments
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Explorer Joe
March 05, 2011 at 09:28 PM
Finding this one took me hours. The entrance's to the park appear to be nothing more than someone's driveway. I had a hard time deciphering where things were, as I don't speak Japanese.
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Yokohama, Kanagawa Pref.
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