Hikuma Castle

History

The origins of the castle are not clear. In 1512, Imagawa Yoshitada placed the Inoo as castellan. In 1568, Tokugawa Ieyasu attacked Sakai Tadatsugu and took control of the castle. Ieyasu started construction of Hamamatsu Castle in 1570 and Hikuma Castle became a minor part of its vast territory. Rice warehouses were here in the Edo Period and a Toshogu Shrine stands there today.

Visit Notes

There are no castle remains to be seen besides the location. As you can see from the photo above the castle was situated on a small hill with views of the surrounding plains. The site is now a Toshogu Shrine.

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Castle Profile
English Name	Hikuma Castle
Japanese Name	曳馬城
Alternate Names	Hikima-jo, Hikumakojo, Ko-jo
Founder
Year Founded	late 1400's - early 1500's
Castle Type	Hilltop
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Features
Visitor Information
Access	Hamamatsu Station (Tokaido Honsen Line), 20 mins walk, or 10 mins bus ride
Visitor Information	Toshogu Shrine
Time Required	15 mins
Location	Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture
Coordinates	34° 42' 47.45" N, 137° 43' 42.82" E
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Added to Jcastle	2020
Contributor	Eric
Admin Year Visited	2020
Admin Visits	January 12, 2020

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FurinkazanDaimyo

10 months ago

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I also went to Hikuma castle on 22/05/2023, after Hamamatsu castle, which is actually the older site of Hamamatsu castle. There is now a shrine and statues of Tokugawa Ieyasu and Toyotomi Hideyoshi. There is something strange to this, since Ieyasu is depicted as an older man and Hideyoshi as a young boy. In reality, Hideyoshi was older than Ieyasu.

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ARTShogun

40 months ago

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Hikumajō (Hamamatsu) 　曳馬城・引間城 ［浜松］

Hikuma Castle was the castle which predated Hamamatsu Castle in this vicinity. Today the castle site is appropriately a Tōshōgū (Tokugawan Shrine). Statues stand here of Tokugawa Ieyasu wielding a saihai, and also of a young Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Visitors can pose between the two statues and pray at the shrine for success (Hamamatsujō is also called Shussejō, “the castle of success”).

The castle has a few different names / kanji, and could probably also be called “Old Hamamatsu Castle” too. The hill on which the shrine is built is the only clue to there once being a fortress here. The stone walls seen here are modern but I think they’re good for the atmosphere of a castle ruin at least.

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