Kozukue Castle

History

It is not clear exactly when Kozukue Castle was built, but it was probably around 1438 by the Uesugi. When Nagao Kageharu rebelled against the Uesugi in 1478, one of his allies, Toshima Yasutsune fled to Kozukue Castle. Ota Dokan laid siege to the castle for over 2 months until Toshima was defeated. When the Hojo came to power, they fortified the castle and stationed Kasahara Nobutame here. The Kasahara worked to develop the surrounding town and were also given control under the Tokugawa after the castle was abandoned. Kozukue Castle gave up without a fight in Hideyoshi's siege of Odawara in 1590.

Visit Notes

A nice little castle to visit in the middle of the big city. In several of the pictures you can see many cherry blossom petals covering the ground. It looks like this is a secret cherry blossom spot for locals, but I was a little too late to get good pictures of them.

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Gallery

Honmaru bailey and kabukimon gate
Path between the honmaru and ninomaru baileys
small bailey between the honmaru and ninomaru baileys
dry moat
dry moats
ninomaru bailey and yagura foundation
Outside edge of the ninomaru bailey
dry moat between the ninomaru and honmaru baileys
dry moat
dobashi bridge entering the honmaru
dobashi bridge into the honmaru
dobashi bridge
kozukue castle
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Castle Profile
English Name	Kozukue Castle
Japanese Name	小机城
Founder	Uesugi Clan?
Year Founded	1438
Castle Type	Hilltop
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Designations	Next 100 Castles
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Features	trenches
Visitor Information
Access	Kozukue Sta. (Yokohama Line), 10 min walk
Visitor Information
Time Required
Website	http://www.city.yokohama.jp/me/kankyou/green/shiminnomori/shimin kozukue.html
Location	Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture
Coordinates	35° 30' 45.43" N, 139° 35' 39.59" E
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Admin
Added to Jcastle	2010
Contributor	Eric
Admin Year Visited	2010
Admin Visits	April 10, 2010

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FurinkazanDaimyo

57 months ago

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A comment saya this site is difficult to find, but i think it's easy. A lot of small signs indicate the directions. Perhaps these have been put on a later date.

The site is a nice park with the main baileys and paths fenced off. It's a bamboo forest and a wild life area. There are a lot of big and small panels telling the history and layoutof the site. Sadly only in Japanese.

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Anonymous user #1

164 months ago

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Finding this one took me hours. The entrance's to the park appear to be nothing more than someone's driveway.

I had a hard time deciphering where things were, as I don't speak Japanese.

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