Tounosu Castle (Mikawa)
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History
Tōnosujō was the residence of Asai Shin'wemon.
Visit Notes
Tōnosujō is a fortified residence site at the foot of the hills in the valley which constitutes the Tōnosu Township of Okazaki Municipality. The site today is terraced rice paddies and hillside fields with stone-piled retaining walls. The stone walls were made for shoring up rice paddies and for a temple which existed on the site subsequent to the fort, and do not date to the medieval era, though some parts do look quite old. Just to the north of the site is a shrine called the Tōnosu-shinmeigū. I saw a monkey here; I don't know what it was up to. There is an old cenotaph, a small hōkyōintō stele, located 200m northeast of the proposed fort site, for the former castle lord. Tōnosujō means 'Thrush Nest Castle'.
| Castle Profile | |
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| English Name | Tounosu Castle (Mikawa) |
| Japanese Name | 三河鶇巣城 |
| Alternate Names | 鶫巣城 |
| Founder | Asai Shin'wemon |
| Year Founded | Unknown |
| Castle Type | Fortified Manor |
| Castle Condition | Ruins only |
| Historical Period | Pre Edo Period |
| Features | |
| Visitor Information | |
| Access | Nearest station is Motojuku Station on the Meitetsu-Nagoya Line |
| Visitor Information | 24/7 free; fields |
| Time Required | 20 minutes |
| Location | Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 34° 54' 0.40" N, 137° 16' 46.85" E |
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| Admin | |
| Added to Jcastle | 2023 |
| Contributor | ART |
| Admin Year Visited | Viewer Contributed |
| Friends of JCastle | |
| Jōkaku Shashin Kiroku | |
| Umoreta Kojō | |
| Aichi Shiro | |
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