Lord
Horio Yoshiharu
堀尾吉晴
1543–1611
A warrior who served Toyotomi Hideyoshi. After the Battle of Sekigahara his family became lords of Izumo and Oki, and he built Matsue Castle.
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Kuroi Castle
黒井城
Tamba, Hyogo
CastleMountain castle (yamajiro)Next 100 Fine Castles No. 163
A mountain castle in Tamba, Hyogo. Records credit Akamatsu Sadanori with building it in 1335.
Basic information
- Type
- Castle
- Setting
- Mountain castle (yamajiro)built on a mountain; expect a climbJapan Castle Foundation
- Keep (tenshu)
- No keep recordedno keep is recordedWikipedia (ja)
- Built by
- Akamatsu SadanoriJapan Castle Foundation
- Built
- 1335Japan Castle Foundation
- Main lords
- Horio Yoshiharu, Saitō clan, Akamatsu clan, Saitō ToshimitsuJapan Castle Foundation
- Abandoned
- 1584Wikipedia (ja)
- Remains to see
- Stone walls, Moats, Baileys / enclosures (kuruwa), Trench cuts (horikiri), Earthen rampartsWikipedia (ja)
- Selection
- Next 100 Fine Castles No. 163Japan Castle Foundation
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