Ohhira Okado Castle

History

Okadojō was the fortified residence of Okado Shigenobu and his son, Okado Shigemasa, around 1542. Shigenobu's sister married Naitō Katsushige and served Tokugawa Ieyasu as his nanny. The Okado Clan served at Hamamatsujō and fought at the Battle of Mikataǵahara in 1572 where at least one clan member was killed. The Okado would become hatamoto (bannermen) under the Tokugawa Shogunate. Okadojō later became the site of the Ôhira-Hachimangū.

Visit Notes

Ôhira-Okadojō, also known as Ôhira-Nishijō, is a fortified residence site in the Ôhira neighbourhood of Okazaki City. No definitive ruins remain, and the site is now a shrine to Hachiman. There is a small change in elevation with an embankment on one side of the shrine, but nothing else suggests the site's fortified history.

Gallery

Old depiction of castle site

Castle Profile
English Name	Ohhira Okado Castle
Japanese Name	大平多門城
Alternate Names	Ôhira-Nishijō (大平西城)
Founder	Okado Shigenobu
Year Founded	1542
Castle Type	Fortified Manor
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Features
Visitor Information
Access	Otogawa Station on the Meitetsu-Nagoya Line; 20 minute walk to shrine
Visitor Information	24/7 free; shrine
Time Required	10 minutes
Location	Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture
Coordinates	34° 56' 39.88" N, 137° 11' 32.60" E
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Added to Jcastle	2023
Contributor	ART
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