Rebuilt / expanded
Mori Takamasa
毛利高政
1559–1628
First lord of the Saiki domain. Given the 20,000-koku Saiki domain in 1601 after the Battle of Sekigahara, he began building Saiki Castle on Shiroyama (then Hachimanyama) the following year.
MukaiCC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia CommonsA hilltop castle in Hita, Oita. Built around 1594, according to the sources below.
Basic information
- Type
- Castle
- Setting
- Hilltop castle (hirayamajiro)built on a low hill rising from the plainWikipedia (ja)
- Keep (tenshu)
- Keep lostthe castle had a keep, but it no longer stands (its stone base may remain)Wikipedia (ja)
- Built
- 1594Wikipedia (ja)
- Main lords
- Mōri clanWikipedia (ja)
- Abandoned
- 1616Wikipedia (ja)
- Remains to see
- Baileys / enclosures (kuruwa), Stone wallsWikipedia (ja)
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