Lord
Doi Toshikatsu
土井利勝
1573–1644
An early Edo-period daimyo. He became lord of Sakura in 1610 and began building Sakura Castle the following year.
MonadoCC BY-SA 2.5Wikimedia CommonsA hilltop castle in Koga, Ibaraki. Records credit Shimokōbe Yukihira with building it in 1180.
Basic information
- Type
- Castle
- Setting
- Hilltop castle (hirayamajiro)built on a low hill rising from the plainWikipedia (ja)
- Period
- Ancient (before c.1185)Wikidata
- Keep (tenshu)
- Keep lostthe castle had a keep, but it no longer stands (its stone base may remain)Wikipedia (ja)
- Built by
- Shimokōbe YukihiraWikipedia (ja)
- Built
- 1180Wikipedia (ja)
- Main lords
- Doi Toshikatsu, Ashikaga ShigeujiWikipedia (ja)
- Abandoned
- 1873Wikipedia (ja)
- Remains to see
- Moats, Earthen rampartsWikipedia (ja)
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