Yoshida Castle (Ibaraki)

History

Founded by the Yoshida Clan, vassals of the Daijō Clan. In 1590 when the Satake Clan defeated the Edo Clan at Mito Castle, Yoshida Castle was abandoned.

Visit Notes

Now the site of Jōshōji (a temple). Along the temple causeway should be trenches but I didn't see them unfortunately, probably due to the overgrowth in summer. Picture shows approach to temple.

Profile and photos by Jcastle contributor ART.

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Castle Profile
English Name	Yoshida Castle (Ibaraki)
Japanese Name	常陸吉田城
Founder	Yoshida Seikan
Year Founded
Castle Type	Hilltop
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Designations
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Features	trenches
Visitor Information
Access	Mito Station on the Joban Line
Visitor Information	Free
Time Required	30 minutes
Location	Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture
Coordinates	36° 21' 27.79" N, 140° 29' 25.33" E
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Year Visited	Viewer Contributed
Added to Jcastle	2017

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dug to prevent attackers from easily entering or moving around a castle. There are also various subtypes depending on the location in the castle and orientation such as horizontal, vertical or across a mountain ridge. There are also subtypes depending on structure like unebori and shouji-bori.