Fujikawa Castle (Mikawa)

History

It is not known when Fujikawajō was constructed, but the lord is said to have been Naitō Ienaga who led his clan from 1564, and was granted the castle by his master in 1572. Ienaga, a vassal of Tokugawa Ieyasu, was a skilled archer and achieved great acclaim through many battles of the Sengoku period. He was killed during the siege at Fushimi Castle in 1601. Fujikawajō was likely abandoned around 1590 when Tokugawa Ieyasu relocated to Edo.

Visit Notes

There was a medieval fort on this small mountain in Fujikawa Township, Okazaki Municipality, but no ruins are reported. I just looked at the hill from below as I could find no way up, and this was largely incidental to my checking out the Fujikawa-juku, which was an inn town developed in the Edo period along the Tōkaidō. The shukuba has some residual architecture from that time, including the gate of the main inn.

Gallery

Model of shukuba

Castle Profile
English Name	Fujikawa Castle (Mikawa)
Japanese Name	三河藤川城
Founder	Naitō Ienaga
Year Founded	Before 1572
Castle Type	Mountaintop
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Features
Visitor Information
Access	Nearest Station is Fujikawa Station on the Nagoya Main Line
Visitor Information	24/7 free; mountain
Time Required	???
Location	Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture
Coordinates	34° 54' 37.80" N, 137° 13' 8.65" E
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Added to Jcastle	2023
Contributor	ART
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