Amagasaki Castle

History

Amagasaki Castle was built in 1617 by Toda Ujikane. It completely enclosed an earlier Sengoku period castle built by the Hosokawa clan under Hideyoshi. Amagasaki Castle was located at a strategic point where 2 rivers flow into the ocean. with boat landings in the castle grounds so boats could enter the moats directly. The castle had three baileys and three water moats that spiraled around the honmaru bailey which housed a four level main keep and large 3 level yagura. The castle was dismantled in 1873 under the Castle Abolishment act. Much of the stone in the stone walls was repurposed to make an ocean break wall.

Visit Notes

The castle was reconstucted between 2018 and 2019.

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Amagasaki Castle Pre-reconstruction

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Castle Profile
English Name	Amagasaki Castle
Japanese Name	尼崎城
Founder	Toda Ujikane
Year Founded	1617
Castle Type	Flatland
Castle Condition	Reconstructed main keep
Historical Period	Edo Period
Main Keep Structure	4 tiers, 5 storeys with attached turrets; concrete
Year Reconstructed	2019
Features	main keep, turrets, water moats, stone walls, walls
Visitor Information
Access	Amagasaki Sta (Hanshin Main Line), 5 min walk
Visitor Information	Open 9am-5pm, closed Mondays (Tuesday if Monday is a National Holiday) and Dec. 29 - Jan. 2; 500 yen admission
Time Required	45 mins
Website	http://amagasaki-castle.jp
Location	Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture
Coordinates	34° 43' 1.60" N, 135° 25' 6.67" E
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Admin
Added to Jcastle	2013
Admin Year Visited	2013
Admin Visits	March 9, 2013

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ARTShogun

43 months ago

Score 1

i have generously revised my score to a 2 after revisiting to see the new tower. some of the displays were interesting.

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ARTShogun

87 months ago

Score 1

I've been disappointed by castles before but i've never been depressed. Amagasaki castle is a landfill site. No main keep can save it. If they want to build one it'll be a waste of resources and i'll decry it. Next to the castle site is a genuine red brick warehouse structure. It looked like something from my hometown. This depressed me further. An old lady was holding a cat in a blanket on a bench infront of the reconstructed wall segment. I saw the cat's face and it was gnarly. Zero stars for this castle.

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Jcastle.oldHatamoto

124 months ago

Score 0

oops, not sure how that happened. It's now corrected. Thanks!

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RonSAshigaru

124 months ago

Score 0

Is this really a mountaintop castle??? :-)

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RaymondWDaimyo

124 months ago

Score 0

There are some reconstructed walls at this castle ruin site, but there was no sign explaining the historical significance of the site. Also, too much of the site is fenced off and inaccessible. I would not recommend castle fans to visit this site unless you happen to be in Amagasaki. Zero stars for this site.

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