Ohkouchi Castle (Mikawa)

History

Minamoto Yorimasa and his son, Minamoto Kanetsuna, were killed at Uji in 1180; Kanetsuna's infant son was restored to his mother's home village in Nukata County, Mikawa Province, and became Ôkōchi Akitsuna, founder of the Ôkōchi Clan (it is said). At some point the Ôkōchi Clan built Ôkōchijō and used it as their fortified residence. Ôkōchi Kinbē was the lord of Ôkōchijō in the Sengoku period.

Visit Notes

Ôkōchijō is a fortification site in the periurban Hora Township of Okazaki Municipality. No confirmed ruins remain, and the site is now the Okazaki Interchange on the Tōmei Expressway. The specific neighbourhood, which contains really just a loop of the interchange, is called Ôkōchijō.

Gallery

Underpass; i had to shift that bamboo
interchange from below
highway viewed from overpass near interchange
Intersection beneath interchange

Castle Profile
English Name	Ohkouchi Castle (Mikawa)
Japanese Name	三河大河内
Founder	Ôkōchi Akitsuna; Ôkōchi Kinbē
Year Founded	c. 1200; c. 1540
Castle Type	Fortified Manor
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Features
Visitor Information
Access	Otogawa Station on the Meitetsu-Nagoya Line; 27 minute walk
Visitor Information	Access Limited
Time Required	5 minutes
Location	Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture
Coordinates	34° 56' 34.30" N, 137° 11' 55.50" E
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Admin
Added to Jcastle	2023
Contributor	ART
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