Usuki Castle

Usuki Castle

nihongo|Usuki Castle|臼杵城|usukijō is a Japanese castle in Usuki, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. Another name of this castle is Niyuujima Castle (丹生島城).

History

This castle was constructed by Ōtomo Sōrin in 1562 on the island Niyuujima, in Usuki Bay as his head castle. During the 1560s, Sōrin had the largest territory in Kyūshū. However, after defeat at the Battle of Mimikawa in 1578, the power of Sōrin and the Ōtomo clan rapidly declined. In 1586, this castle fell to Shimazu Yoshihiro, a daimyo of Kagoshima, but was rescued by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

Access

*Usuki Station on the Nippō Main Line

References

* [http://www2.city.usuki.oita.jp/kyouiku/mamoru/saihakken/usuki/usukijousi.htm Usuki Castle page on Usuki City home page] (Japanese)
*Japanese version of Wikipedia

Literature

*cite book | title=Castles in Japan| last=Schmorleitz| first=Morton S.| date=1974| pages= | publisher=Charles E. Tuttle Co.| location=Tokyo| id=ISBN 0-8084-1102-4


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