Waki Castle

脇城

Mima, Tokushima

CastleMountain castle (yamajiro)

A mountain castle in Mima, Tokushima. Records credit Miyoshi Nagayoshi with building it in 1533.

Basic information

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Type: Castle
Setting: Mountain castle (yamajiro)built on a mountain; expect a climbWikipedia (ja)
Keep (tenshu): Not yet confirmedwhether a keep existed is still being checked
Built by: Miyoshi NagayoshiWikipedia (ja)
Built: 1533Wikipedia (ja)
Main lords: Hachisuka clan, Chōsokabe clanWikipedia (ja)
Abandoned: 1638Wikipedia (ja)
Remains to see: Baileys / enclosures (kuruwa), MoatsWikipedia (ja)

People of this castle

Built

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

Hachisuka clan

蜂須賀氏

Lord

Chōsokabe clan

長宗我部氏

Castles nearby

Awa Iwakura Castle1.1 km · Not yet confirmed Hirune Castle14.9 km · Not yet confirmed Awa Akizuki Castle15.9 km · No keep was built

Kawashima Castle16.3 km · Mock keep

Uezakura Castle16.4 km · Not yet confirmed

Sogo Castle21 km · No keep recorded

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Sources

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Wikipedia「脇城」Wikipedia日本語版wikipediaChecked: 2026-10-03
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Wikidata Q11612126WikidatawikidataChecked: 2026-10-03

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