Okutono Jin'ya

History

Okutono-jin'ya was established by Matsudaira Norizane in 1711 when he relocated from Ogyu Castle (Matsudaira Norimoto became a bannerman on 3,000 koku following the Osaka campaigns, and he is the progenitor of this feudal lineage, the Ôgyū-Matsudaira Clan, from deep in the heart of the ancestral homelands of the Matsudaira). Lord Norizane's holdings were valued at 16,000 koku. The Okutono-Matsudaira had more holdings in Shinano than Mikawa, and eventually would relocate the base of their main operations to the Tanokuchi Jin'ya in Saku County, Shinano Province; in 1863 Matsudaira Noritaka constructed the star-shaped Tatsuoka Castle and Okutono-jin'ya was decommissioned.

Visit Notes

Okutono-jin'ya is a jin'ya site in Okutono Township, Okazaki Municipality. It contains a shoin (palatial drawing room) from the Edo period. The shoin was actually located off-site when the jin'ya was decommissioned, and was used at a temple, with the jin'ya just being fields in the meantime, but from 1985 the jin'ya was restored, and the shoin was moved back. Other facilities such as a restaurant were built, and the jin'ya garden was restored.

It's hard to miss this site as there is a topiary or hedgerow spelling out the word 'ジンヤ (JIN'YA)' on the hillside. I've been twice. Behind the restored palatial area there are further remains of fortifications in the form of dorui (earthen ramparts). On the mountainside there are mausolea or cenotaphs of the former castle lords, as well as some ishigaki (stone-piled walls) with dobei (wattle and daub walls).

Gallery

Shoin

Castle Profile
English Name	Okutono Jin'ya
Japanese Name	奥殿陣屋
Founder	Matsudaira Norizane
Year Founded	1711
Castle Type	Flatland
Castle Condition	No main keep but other buildings
Historical Period	Edo Period
Artifacts	Shoin, Dorui, Mausolea, &c.
Features	gates, palace, stone walls, walls
Visitor Information
Access	(JR) Okazaki Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line; bus to 'Okutono-jin'ya' (50 mins)
Visitor Information	9:30-16:30; Free; closed Mondays
Time Required	60 minutes
Website	https://okazaki-kanko.jp/okutono-jinya/
Location	Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture
Coordinates	35° 1' 44.26" N, 137° 11' 41.17" E
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Added to Jcastle	2023
Contributor	ART
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