Koshimizu Castle

越水城

Nishinomiya, Hyogo

CastleHilltop castle (hirayamajiro)

A hilltop castle in Nishinomiya, Hyogo. Records credit Kawarabayashi Masayori with building it in 1516.

Basic information

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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 by: Kawarabayashi MasayoriWikipedia (ja)
Built: 1516Wikipedia (ja)
Main lords: Miyoshi Nagayoshi, Nagafusa Shinohara, Kawarabayashi MasayoriWikipedia (ja)
Abandoned: 1570Wikipedia (ja)

People of this castle

Lord

Miyoshi Nagayoshi

三好長慶

1522–1564

A Sengoku-period warlord who ruled the Kinai, the five provinces around Kyoto. He took Akutagawayama Castle in 1553 and, for about seven years until moving to Iimori Castle in 1560, governed the region in his own name without installing a shogun.

Lord

Nagafusa Shinohara

篠原長房

1550–1573

Built

Kawarabayashi Masayori

瓦林正頼

1450–?

Castles nearby

Kawarabayashi Castle3.1 km · No keep recorded

Takao Castle4 km · No keep recorded

Tomatu Castle5.9 km · No keep recorded

Amagasaki Castle8.5 km · Mock keep

Itami Castle8.7 km · Not yet confirmed

Owada Castle10.9 km · Not yet confirmed

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Sources

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Wikipedia「越水城」Wikipedia日本語版wikipediaChecked: 2026-10-03
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Wikidata Q11636575WikidatawikidataChecked: 2026-10-03

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