Okishio Castle

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Tajihi-Sarugake Castle
置塩城
Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Okishio Castle April09 by CR.jpg
Okishio Castle
TypeYamajiro-style castle
Site information
OwnerAkamatsu clan
Conditionruins
Site history
Built1469
Built byAkamatsu Masanori
Demolished1591
Garrison information
Past
commanders		Akamatsu Norifusa

Okishio Castle (置塩城, Okishio-jō) also well known as Ojio Castle is the remains of a castle structure in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is located on a 370 meter mountain.[1] Okishio Castle is the largest castle ruin in the Harima province.[1][2]

It is believed Okishio Castle was built by Akamatsu Masanori in 1469 and became Akamatsu clan's main bastion.[2][3]

The castle was demolished by Toyotomi Hideyoshi around 1590 [4] and stones and materials were transferred to Himeji Castle when Hideyoshi started remodeling Himeji Castle.[5] Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site as one of the Remains of Akamatsu-shi Castles, combining both Shirahata Castle and Kanjōsan Castle, since 1996.[6][1]

Stone wall of Okishio Castle

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  1. ^ a b c "赤松氏城跡" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b "赤松氏城跡 置塩城" (in Japanese). Himejin city official. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Okishio Castle" (in Japanese). Hyogo Prefectural Museum of History. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Okishio castle" (in Japanese). Hyogo Tourism Bureau. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  5. ^ "世界大百科事典内の置塩城の言及" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  6. ^ "赤松氏城跡" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 16 October 2021.

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