Ashikaga Masauji Yakata

History

This fortification was originally built by Masauji's father, the first Koga Kubo, Ashikaga Shigeuji or one of his vassals, to defend against the Ota. The original castle had two large baileys surrounded by water moats with an inner masugata at the main entrance. Masauji became the second Koga Kubo in 1489 (some say 1483) and retired here in 1517.

Visit Notes

The castle retains 2 sections of the moat around the temple today but originally it was much larger with two large baileys, both surrounded by water moats.

The Kantoin temple houses the grave of Masauji and a painting of him which is a Prefectural Historic Artifact. I don't know if the temple is ever open to the public but it definitely was not this day. I've seen some reports that if you ask kindly to be allowed in to pray for the Ashikaga the priest will let you in and will allow pics of the grave, but that's not really my thing and I didn't see anyone around anyway.

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Castle Profile
English Name	Ashikaga Masauji Yakata
Japanese Name	足利政氏館
Founder	Ashikaga Shigeuji
Year Founded	late 1400s
Castle Type	Fortified Manor
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Designations	Prefectural Historic Site
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Features	trenches
Visitor Information
Access	Kuki Station (JR; Tobu Isezaki Line), 20 min walk
Visitor Information	Temple grounds, open any time
Time Required	20 mins
Website	https://www.city.kuki.lg.jp/miryoku/rekishi bunkazai/bunkazai/shiseki/masaujihaka.html
Location	Kuki, Saitama Prefecture
Coordinates	36° 4' 25.54" N, 139° 40' 6.64" E
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Added to Jcastle	2023
Contributor	Eric
Admin Year Visited	2023
Admin Visits	June 4, 2023
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