Oogo Castle

History

Oogo Castle was founded as the home castle of the Oogo clan in the early 1500's. It seems that the Oogo clan split around 1541 with most of them fleeing the Yokoze to join the Hojo at Odawara and were given lordship of Ushigome Castle in Edo (Tokyo). They renamed themselves the Ushigome. The few Oogo who remained joined the Uesugi forces. Into the vacuum left by the Oogo, the Yokoze, Mayabashi and Nawa briefly skirmished over Oogo castle, but it eventually fell into the hands of the Yokoze. Oogo Castle was a pivotal point in the struggle for power in the area. The castle changed hands several times between the Takeda, Uesugi, and Hojo or their allies. After the fall of the Hojo in 1590, Tokugawa Ieyasu took control of Edo and placed his ally Makino Yasushige as lord of Oogo Castle and the Oogo domain itself was founded. After the Battle of Sekigahara the Oogo domain was absorbed by the Maebashi domain. The lord's palace was moved to Maebashi but the castle remained in use until 1749 when Sakai Tadazumi, then lord of Maebashi, was moved to Himeji. Oogo Castle was disbanded at this time.

Visit Notes

The huge embankments and scattering of stone fortifications are worth the visit if you are in the area.
見事な土塁と石積みの遺構は見応えがあります。

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Gallery

Honmaru trench and Ninomaru
Ninomaru Mizunote Entrance
Ninomaru Mizunote Entrance
Ninomaru Mizunote Entrance
Ninomaru Mizunote Entrance
Honmaru trench
Honmaru trench
Honmaru trench
Land bridge to the Honmaru
Honmaru trench and Ninomaru
Honmaru bailey
Honmaru bailey
Honmaru entrance and stone walls
Honmaru stone walls
Ninomaru bailey and honmaru trench
Ninomaru bailey and honmaru trench
Honmaru embankments
Honmaru embankments
Honmaru embankments
View from the Honmaru
Outside the Honmaru bailey
Outside the Honmaru bailey
Outside the Honmaru bailey
Viewing the Honmaru from the North Bailey
View from the Honmaru.
Map

Castle Profile
English Name	Oogo Castle
Japanese Name	大胡城
Founder	Oogo clan
Year Founded	early 1500s
Castle Type	Mountaintop
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Designations	Prefectural Historic Site
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Features	trenches, stone walls
Visitor Information
Access	Oogo Sta. (Jomo Rail, Jomo Line), 12 min walk
Visitor Information	Park, open any time.
Time Required	30 mins
Website	http://akagi-yama.jp/archives/29293
Location	Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture
Coordinates	36° 25' 9.77" N, 139° 9' 31.36" E
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Admin
Added to Jcastle	2016
Admin Year Visited	2016
Admin Visits	May 3, 2016

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