Moto Sakura Castle

Moto Sakura Castle (本佐倉城, Moto Sakura-jō) was a castle structure in Inba District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.

Moto Sakura Castle
本佐倉城
Inba District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Earthwork of Moto Sakura Castle
Type	Hirayama-style castle
Site information
Owner	Chiba clan, Later Hōjō clan
Condition	ruins
Site history
Built	?
Built by	Furuta Shigeharu
Demolished	1615
Garrison information
Past commanders	Matsudaira Tadateru, Doi Toshikatsu

History

Makuwari Yasutane attacked Chiba castle, defeating the Chiba clan in 1455. After that he built this castle. He took the Chiba name, and the family continued to rule in the area, in the castle, allied with the Hojo. The Hojo clan and Chiba worked together to fend off rival clans, and the Hojo added substantial works to the castle. The Chiba clan ruled the castle until the Hojo fell from power after the Battle of Odawara in 1590. The castle was abandoned when the Tokugawa moved to Edo. [1] The castle was abandoned when Doi Toshikatsu built Sakura Castle.[2]

Map of Motosakura Castle

Current

The castle is now only ruins, with some moats and earthworks.[3] In 2017, the castle　was　listed as one of　the Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles.[4]

Access

About 10 minutes walk from Ōsakura Station[2]

Photos

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  Moat of Settei Compound
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  Moat between Shiroyama compound and Okunoyama compound
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  Gate of Shiroyama Compound
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  Earthen wall of Shiroyama Compound
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  Higashiyama gate of Motosakura Castle

References

1. "本佐倉城" (in Japanese). 酒々井町教育委員会 Official. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
2. "本佐倉城" (in Japanese). Chiba Prefecture　official. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
3. "本佐倉城跡" (in Japanese). 攻城団. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
4. "続日本100名城" (in Japanese). 日本城郭協会. Retrieved 25 July 2019.