Kokuryou Castle (Omi)
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History
Kokuryōjō was built by Kokuryō Munehisa in around 1560. Kokuryō Munehisa was a vassal of the Rokkaku Clan and fought with them against the forces of Oda Nobunaga. In the Edo period Kokuryō Nobuhisa, Munehisa's second son, became a hatamoto (direct retainer of the Tokugawa Shogunate), possessing 580 koku worth of land in Kōka. Kokuryōjō was likely already abandoned by this time.
Visit Notes
The site of is Kokuryōjō just fields today. Parts of the site may extend to the residential area to the south where there is a hall to Jizō, but its exact dimensions are not yet known.
| Castle Profile | |
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| English Name | Kokuryou Castle |
| Japanese Name | 国領城 |
| Alternate Names | 川内王の邸跡・王屋敷 |
| Founder | Kokuryō Munehisa |
| Year Founded | c. 1560 |
| Castle Type | Fortified Manor |
| Castle Condition | Ruins only |
| Historical Period | Pre Edo Period |
| Features | |
| Visitor Information | |
| Access | Notogawa Station on the Biwako Line; 15 minute walk |
| Visitor Information | 24/7 free; fields / shrine |
| Time Required | 20 minutes |
| Location | Higashi-Ōmi, Shiga Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 35° 11' 10.14" N, 136° 9' 54.68" E |
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| Admin | |
| Added to Jcastle | 2022 |
| Contributor | ART |
| Admin Year Visited | Viewer Contributed |
| Friends of JCastle | |
| Oshiro Tabi Nikki | |
| Masaki Shibata | |
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