Chiba Castle

Chiba Castle

Chiba Castle (千葉城 Chiba-jō?) was the forerunner of Kumamoto Castle. It is in the south of Japan, not to be confused with Chiba, near Tokyo. Chiba castle was once residence to Miyamoto Musashi before he moved to Reigandō, the castle was awarded to him by the daimyo of the Kumamoto domain, Hosokawa Tadatoshi, along with 17 retainers, a stipend of 300 koku, and the rank of ōkumigashira. The castle was in the Kumamoto Domain.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Chiba — (千葉?) may refer to: Contents 1 Places 2 People 3 Fiction …   Wikipedia

  • Chiba, Chiba — Tiba redirects here. For the place in Burkina Faso, see Tiba, Burkina Faso. Chiba 千葉   Designated city   千葉市 · Chiba City …   Wikipedia

  • Chiba — /chee bah /, n. a city on SE Honshu, in central Japan, near Tokyo. 746,428. * * * ▪ Japan       city and capital of Chiba ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan. It lies on the Bōsō Peninsula about 20 miles (30 km) southeast of Tokyo and on the east… …   Universalium

  • Ōtaki, Chiba — This article is about the town in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. For other places with this name, see Ōtaki. Ōtaki 大多喜町   Town   …   Wikipedia

  • Sonny Chiba — Hawaii International Film Festival at October 29, 2005 Born Sadaho Maeda January 23, 1939 (1939 01 23) (age 72) …   Wikipedia

  • Noda, Chiba — Noda 野田市   City   Shimizu Park in Noda …   Wikipedia

  • Chūō-ku, Chiba — For other uses, see Chūō ku. Chūō 中央   Ward of Chiba   中央区• Chūō ku …   Wikipedia

  • Sonny Chiba — Este artículo o sección necesita referencias que aparezcan en una publicación acreditada, como revistas especializadas, monografías, prensa diaria o páginas de Internet fidedignas. Puedes añadirlas así o avisar al autor p …   Wikipedia Español

  • Asahi, Chiba — This article is about the city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. For other uses see Asahi. Asahi 旭市   City   Asahi as seen fr …   Wikipedia

  • The Fall of Ako Castle — Infobox Film name = The Fall Of Ako Castle caption = Presented here as Swords Of Vengeance director = Kinji Fukasaku producer = writer = Koji Takada starring = Kinnosuke Yorozuya, Sonny Chiba ,Hiroki Matsukata Tetsuro Tamba, Toshiro Mifune music …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”