Higashi Kuramae Castle

History

Higashi-Kuramaejō is supposed to have been built by Matsudaira Iekatsu. Iekatsu was the son of Nobumitsu, and so Higashi-Kuramaejō was likely in the orbit of Iwazujō, located to the north. In 1572 Naitō Ienaga was granted a fief worth about 8,000 koku by Tokugawa Ieyasu, and he took over Higashi-Kuramaejō, as well as Himejō and Fujikawajō. Ienaga was relocated along with Ieyasu to Kantō in 1590, and he was enfeoffed with territory in Kazusa Province valued at 20,000 koku, at which time Higashi-Kuramaejō was likely abandoned. Ienaga was killed during the siege of Fushimijō.

Visit Notes

Higashi-Kuramaejo is a fortified residence site, though no ruins remain and the site is now a shrine to Tenman. I looked hard to find something but there’s nothing to report. There is a small forest surrounding the shrine, and I poked around in there for possible remains without success. The shrine grounds are slightly elevated on the west side. There are several neighbourhood names, aza in Japanese, next to the shrine, which mean things like ‘East Hall’, ‘West Hall’, and ‘New Hall’, and these may be related to the castle.

For more information see Iwazu Castle.

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Castle Profile
English Name	Higashi Kuramae Castle
Japanese Name	東蔵前城
Founder	Matsudaira Iekatsu; Naitō Ienaga
Year Founded	After 1426; 1572
Castle Type	Fortified Manor
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Features
Visitor Information
Access	Daimon Station on the Aichi Loop Line; 40 minute walk
Visitor Information	24/7 free; shrine
Time Required	10 minutes
Location	Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture
Coordinates	34° 59' 54.49" N, 137° 10' 13.33" E
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Admin
Added to Jcastle	2023
Contributor	ART
Admin Year Visited	Viewer Contributed
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