Konodai Castle

History

Konodai Castle was first built by Ota Dokan's brother Ota Suketada as a military base for Dokan's excursions into Chiba. It housed an army and had good access to Edo Castle for supplies and reinforcements. The castle offers commanding views of the river area to control traffic and movement out to sea as well as area supply routes. For this reason it was the focal point of battles between the Ota and Satomi and then Hojo and Satomi. After Tokugawa Ieyasu moved to Edo, he abandoned the castle specifically because it overlooked Edo Castle and could potentially be a threat from the Chiba side of the river.

Visit Notes

To be honest, there is not much to see here and most visitors won't even know it as a former castle site except for a couple small signs. For most people it will simply be Satomi Park. The earthen embankments you see in the photos are thought to have been embankments (dorui) of the castle. They even integrated kofun into the embankment network and there are 2 places thought to have been yagura (lookout tower) locations.

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Castle Profile
English Name	Konodai Castle
Japanese Name	国府台城
Founder	Ota Suketada
Year Founded	1479
Castle Type	Hilltop
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Features
Visitor Information
Access	Ichikawa Sta. (JR Sobu Line); 10 min bus to Ichikawa Hospital and 5 min walk; or 20 min walk from the station
Visitor Information	park, open 24/7
Time Required	30 mins
Website	http://www.city.ichikawa.chiba.jp/koen/koen/satomikouen.html
Location	Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture
Coordinates	35° 44' 49.45" N, 139° 54' 1.01" E
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Admin
Added to Jcastle	2021
Contributor	Eric
Admin Year Visited	2021
Admin Visits	May 3, 2021
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