Lord
Hachisuka Iemasa
蜂須賀家政
1558–1639
Son of Hachisuka Masakatsu. He became lord of Awa in 1585 and built Tokushima Castle on Iyama (Shiroyama), the site chosen by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. He is regarded as the founder of the Tokushima domain.
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Ichinomiya Castle
一宮城
Tokushima, Tokushima
CastleMountain castle (yamajiro)Next 100 Fine Castles No. 177
A mountain castle in Tokushima, Tokushima. Built around 1338, according to the sources below.
Basic information
- Type
- Castle
- Setting
- Mountain castle (yamajiro)built on a mountain; expect a climbJapan Castle Foundation
- Period
- Medieval (c.1185–1570s)Wikidata
- Keep (tenshu)
- No keep recordedno keep is recordedWikipedia (ja)
- Built
- 1338Japan Castle Foundation
- Main lords
- Hachisuka Iemasa, Hachisuka clan, Ichinomiya NarisukeJapan Castle Foundation
- Abandoned
- 1638Wikipedia (ja)
- Remains to see
- Baileys / enclosures (kuruwa), Stone walls, Vertical moats (tatebori), Moats, Trench cuts (horikiri), WellsWikipedia (ja)
- Selection
- Next 100 Fine Castles No. 177Japan Castle Foundation
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