Koromo Castle

History

Koromo Castle was built by Naito Satofumi, second lord of the Koromo Domain, to avoid the flooding of the Yahagi River. Also refer to the history of Sakura Castle (Aichi) for a more detailed depiction of how Koromo Castle came to be.

Koromo Castle was built with two yagura and a small donjon. It was also called Shichishu-jo (“Seven Country Castle”) because from the castle one could see seven provinces: Mikawa, Owari, Mino, Shinano, Tōtōmi, Ise, Ōmi.

Visit Notes

Koromojō is a hirayamajiro (hilltop castle) site in Toyota Municipality. It features ishigaki (stone-piled ramparts) and a reconstructed yagura (small keep).

Koromojō's main part consists of an ishigaki segment with a turret atop. The stone blocks used in the rampart segment show signs of being quarried and carved traditionally, which makes me think that the yaguradai (masonry base) is preserved from the Edo period, or perhaps later restored using original materials. It is next to a modern stone wall, however.

The turret is not original and was reconstructed in 1978 (English Wikipedia says '1959', which I think is a mistake, and Japanese Wikipedia says '1977'; I’m using '1978' because that’s what the sign at the site says). The yagura was not open when I visited.

Now part of a park, the site is quite small, although the original castle was more expansive. A depiction of the original castle is shown at the site.

Next to the castle is a large tea pavilion called Yūjitsutei which was originally built as a shoin (drawing room) and chashitsu (tea room) at Terabejō, also in Toyota. Terabejō became a jin’ya in 1618. The shoin was relocated to a temple, Ryūjuin, in 1892, before being acquired by the city in 1977, and moved to the castle. So, this is a goten (palace) remnant, but not one native to Koromojō.

Original profile by ART (2019), history updated and some new photos added by Eric (2020).

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Castle Profile
English Name	Koromo Castle
Japanese Name	拳母城
Alternate Names	Shichishu-jo
Founder	Naito Satofumi
Year Founded	1779
Castle Type	Hilltop
Castle Condition	No main keep but other buildings
Designations	Local Historic Site
Historical Period	Edo Period
Year Reconstructed	1978
Features	turrets, palace, stone walls
Visitor Information
Access	Toyotashi Sta. (Meitetsu Mikawa Line), 10 min walk
Visitor Information	24/7 free
Time Required	25 minutes
Website	https://www.tourismtoyota.jp/spots/detail/59/
Location	Toyota, Aichi Prefecture
Coordinates	35° 4' 47.14" N, 137° 9' 2.02" E
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Added to Jcastle	2019
Contributor	ART
Admin Year Visited	2020
Admin Visits	January 14, 2020
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