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

There really isn't much here to see. There is just one section of a reconstructed stone wall with a earthen wall on top. Only stop if you are a serious castle fan and have some free time while in the area.
見る物がすくないけれど駅に近いです。この周辺で時間のある城ファンだけにお勧めします。

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  reconstructed wall

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  gate ruins

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  earthen embankment

Castle Profile
English Name	Amagasaki Castle
Japanese Name	尼崎城
Founder	Toda Ujikane
Year Founded	1617
Castle Type	Flatland
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Designations
Historical Period	Edo Period
Features	stone walls, walls
Visitor Information
Access	Amagasaki Sta (Hanshin Main Line), 5 min walk
Visitor Information	Open anytime
Time Required	15 mins
Website	http://www.city.amagasaki.hyogo.jp/bunkazai/siseki/amagasakijo/amagasakijo.html
Location	Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture
Coordinates	34° 43' 2", 135° 25' 7"
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Admin
Year Visited	2013
Visits	March 9, 2013
Added to Jcastle	2013

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Anonymous user #3

11 days ago

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Sadly the reconstruction is apparently concrete, probably the first for a good twenty years.Still, it might be exciting to go and see it newly opened.

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Anonymous user #2

one month ago

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The castle is currently being reconstructed. The tenshukaku and some other structures are already completed. Opening is due in March 2019. Might get interesting after all.

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ARTHatamoto

35 months ago

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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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Anonymous user #1

35 months ago

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Looks like they're thinking about rebuilding this one by 2018.

http://www.s...0004-n1.html

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Anonymous user #1

46 months ago

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The historical significance is that Araki Murashige, a daimyo of Harima (today's'so Hyogo Pref) who rebelled against Oda Nobunaga, fled to Amagasaki-Jo in an attempt to urge the Mori Clan to send reinforcements to his domain. Many were slaughtered and executed in and around Amagasaki Castle by Oda's army as it advanced west. Araki managed to escape but his whereabouts were never confirmed.

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JcastleHatamoto

71 months ago

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

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RonSAshigaru

71 months ago

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

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RaymondWHatamoto

71 months ago

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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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