Yoshioka Castle (Ina)

History

Yoshiokajō is said to have been constructed in 1475 by Shimojō Yasūji, son of Ogasawara Masayasu and patriarch of the Shimojō Clan who ruled the castle for 112 years. Around 1554, Yoshiokajō fell to a seige by Takeda Shingen. The Shimojō became vassals of Takeda Shingen, and Shimojō Nobūji was wed to Takeda Shingen's sister. In 1582 Oda Nobunaga invaded Kōshū and Nobūji's younger brother, Ujinaga, switched his allegiance to Nobunaga, which led to the fall of Yoshiokajō. During the Tenshō Jingo Uprising that year, Tokugawa Ieyasu supported Nobūji's second son, Shimojō Yasunaga, in an effort to re-take Yoshiokajō, but Yasunaga later abandoned the castle.

Visit Notes

Ina-Yoshiokajō is of modest size with impressive trenches set amidst low-lying foothills in the village of Shimojō. It is now a park (honmaru (main bailey)), orchards (ninokuruwa (second bailey)), and a shrine (tonokuruwa (hall bailey)), amongst other things. Formerly there was also a large outer bailey. A busy road runs deep where a trench used to be between the main and second baileys, spanned by a modern bridge called honmarubashi which leads into the castle park, which has some modern - but okay looking - ishigaki. Apparently a gate from the castle has been relocated to a nearby residence, but this is on private property.

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Castle Profile
English Name	Ina Yoshioka Castle
Japanese Name	伊那吉岡城
Founder	Shimojō Yasūji
Year Founded	1475
Castle Type	Hilltop
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Artifacts	Kuruwa, Karabori, Dorui
Features	trenches
Visitor Information
Access	Kadoshima Station on the Iida Line; 55 minute walk
Visitor Information	Free; 24/7; Park
Time Required	50 minutes
Location	Shimojou, Nagano Prefecture
Coordinates	35° 22' 48.00" N, 137° 47' 17.95" E
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Added to Jcastle	2020
Contributor	ART
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ARTShogun

43 months ago

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A gate is said to survive from this castle nearby at a private residence but I could not confirm this.

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