Yoshimi
Tsuwano Castle
津和野城
| Alternate Name | Sanbonmatsu-jo |
| Founder | Yoshimi Yoriyuki |
| Year | 1283 |
| Type | Mountaintop |
| Condition | Ruins |
| Rating | ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ |
| Historical Site | National Historic Site |
| Historical Value | Top 100 Castles |
| Location | Tsuwano, Shimane Pref. |
| Map | Google Map |
| Access | Tsuwano Sta. (Yamaguchi Line) |
| Website | Tsuwano Sightseeing |
| Visited | not personally visited. |
| Notes | All pictures donated by Dan from Castles of Kyushu. From other information I've seen, it looks like there is a very nice castle town in Tsuwano with several old samurai houses and temples. Tsuwano is called the "Little Kyoto" of the San'in area. |
| History |
Yoshimi Yoriyuki established this castle, originally called Sanbonmatsu-jo, to watch over the province of Iwami. His family ruled here for 14 generations. Yoshimi Hironaga, the 14th generation, supported the Mouri clan in the Battle of Sekigahara (1600) and was moved to Hagi with them after they lost to the Tokugawa forces. Sakazaki Naomori was stationed here and began to greatly improve and expand the castle including a tenshu in the Ninomaru. Naomori died in 1616 leaving no descendents. Kamei Masanori was stationed here in his place where his family ruled for 11 generations until the coming of the Meiji Period when the castle was dismantled. The tenshu burned down in a fire caused by lightning in 1686. Tsuwano Castle is a National Historic Site and is listed in the Top 100 Castles. |
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