Sakurai Castle

History

Sakuraijō was built in the late 15th century by Ōra Tadashige who became a retainer of Matsudaira Nobumitsu. Matsudaira Chikatada's fourth son, Matsudaira Oyafusa, became lord of the castle but he had no children, and so he adopted Matsudaira Nobusada, third son of Matsudaira Nobuchika, who founded the Sakurai-Matsudaira branch. In 1590 the Sakurai-Matsudaira Clan were transferred to Kantō along with Tokugawa Ieyasu who set them up in Musashi-Matsuyamajō with a fiefdom worth 10,000石. Sakuraijō was abandoned at this time.

Visit Notes

Sakurai Castle is a minor site consisting of a few ruins, a reconstructed kabukimon (a threadbare gateway) and what looks like a dwarf-sized watch tower model. A hillock with a commemorative marker atop is a dorui (earthen ramparts) segment. The site is now a park with modern ishigaki.

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Castle Profile
English Name	Sakurai Castle
Japanese Name	桜井城
Founder	Ōra Tadashige
Year Founded	Late 15th Century
Castle Type	Flatland
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Designations	Local Historic Site
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Artifacts	Dorui, Reconstructed Kabukimon
Features
Visitor Information
Access	Sakurai Station on the Meitetsu Nishio Line; 8 minute walk
Visitor Information	24/7 free; park
Time Required	20 minutes
Location	Anjo, Aichi Prefecture
Coordinates	34° 55' 14.05" N, 137° 5' 33.04" E
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Admin
Added to Jcastle	2020
Contributor	ART
Admin Year Visited	Viewer Contributed

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