Miharu Castle

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History

The Tamura Clan founded this castle around 1504. Toyotomi Hideyoshi dispossessed the Tamura Clan later in the Senoku Period and the territory came under the control of Gamo Ujisato, who controlled Aizu. After the Tokugawa Shogunate was established Katō Yoshiaki was installed in Aizu, and in 1627 he split off Miharu Domain for his younger brother, Katō Akitoki, but the next year there was a peasant uprising and so Matsumoto Nagatsuna, ruler of Nihonmatsu, took control. In 1644 Akita Akisue was installed as castellan and the Akita Clan governed until the Meiji Restoration.


Visit Notes

The Honmaru has some good stonework around the top but it is mostly buried in leaves and brush now so you can only see a bit along the top. It is deceptively steep and slippery so I would not recommend trying to go out on the steep side to see them better ! You can see some of the Honmaru stone walls well from the road up to the Ninomaru/Honmaru area.

There are busses from the station, but they are not frequent. The bus stop closest to the castle is Miharu Machiyakuba (Town Hall), which can be reached on the bus bound for the famous Takizakura of Miharu. I've also heard that the bus from Koriyama to Miharu is actually the best route because it stops near the castle along the route to the station and is actually faster than the train + bus combination but there are only a few busses per day.

Original profile contributed by ART (2016), Profile updated and photos replaced by Eric (2021)


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Castle Profile
English Name Miharu Castle
Japanese Name 三春城
Alternate Names 舞鶴城
Founder Tamura Yoshiaki
Year Founded 1504
Castle Type Mountaintop
Castle Condition No main keep but other buildings
Designations Next 100 Castles, Local Historic Site
Historical Period Pre Edo Period
Features gates, stone walls
Visitor Information
Access Miharu Station (Ban'etsu East Line); bus (30 mins walk)
Visitor Information 24/7, free
Time Required 45 minutes
Website https://www.town.miharu.fukushima.jp/site/rekishi/0701.html
Location Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture
Coordinates 37° 26' 33.29" N, 140° 29' 47.33" E
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Admin
Added to Jcastle 2016
Contributor ART
Admin Year Visited 2020
Admin Visits December 13, 2020
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