Gassantoda Castle
Gassantoda Castle | |
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Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, Japan | |
Coordinates | 35°21′49″N 133°10′58″E / 35.36361°N 133.18278°E |
Type | Japanese castle |
Site information | |
Controlled by | Amago clan (1396–1566), Mōri clan (1566–1600), Horio clan (1600–1611) |
Condition | Ruins |
Site history | |
Built | 1396 |
Built by | Sasaki Yoshikiyo |
Demolished | 1611 |
Garrison information | |
Past commanders | Amago Haruhisa, Amago Yoshihisa, Kuchiba Michiyoshi, Amano Takashige, Kikkawa Hiroie |
Gassantoda Castle (
History
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After the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, the Mōri clan was deprived of much of their territory, including Izumo Province. The Tokugawa shogunate awarded it to his general Horio Tadauji as the seat of the Matsue Domain. Tadauji died in 1604 and his father Horio Yoshiharu, while serving as regent for Tadauji's son and successor Horio Tadaharu, commissioned the construction of Matsue Castle in 1607. Yoshiharu relocated the seat of Matsue Domain to the new castle upon its completion in 1611, and Gassantoda Castle was subsequently abandoned and demolished.[4] The ruins of the castle are now a park.[5] Gassantoda Castle was listed as one of Japan's Top 100 Castles by the Japan Castle Foundation in 2006.[6]
The castle site is a 60 minute bus ride from JR West San'in Main Line Yasugi Station to Gassan-Iriguchi bus stop, and 40 minutes from hillside entrance to hilltop castle ruins.[5]
Gallery
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Sannomaru walls
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Overgrown ruins
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Karamente Walls
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Sugatani Gate
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Foundations of the tenshu
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Old castle map of Gassantoda Castle
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- De Lange, William (2021). An Encyclopedia of Japanese Castles. Groningen: Toyo Press. pp. 600 pages. ISBN 978-9492722300.
References
[edit]- ^ "
富田 城跡 ". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 July 2023. - ^ "
月山 (島根 県 )". kotobank. Retrieved 5 April 2024. - ^ "Gasantoda castle". Yasuki city Tourism Association. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ a b c "
日本 の城 がわかる事典 「月山 富田 城 」の解説 ". kotobank. Retrieved 15 October 2021. - ^ a b c Isomura, Yukio; Sakai, Hideya (2012). (
国 指定 史跡 事典 ) National Historic Site Encyclopedia.学生 社 . ISBN 4311750404.(in Japanese) - ^ Japan Castle Foundation
External links
[edit]- Japanese Castle Explorer - Gassan Toda Castle
戦国 の覇者 ・尼子 盛衰 記 をめぐる page at official site of city of Yasugi