Yagyū Castle

Yagyū Castle
Yagyū Castle
柳生城
Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates	34°43′52″N 135°57′19″E / 34.73111°N 135.95528°ECoordinates: 34°43′52″N 135°57′19″E / 34.73111°N 135.95528°E
Type	Hirayamajiro-style castle
Site information
Owner	Yagyū clan
Condition	ruins
Site history
Built	Nanboku-chō period
Built by	Yagyū clan
Demolished	Unknown
Battles/wars	Siege of Yagyū Castle
Garrison information
Past; commanders	Yagyū Munetoshi

Yagyū Castle (柳生城, Yagyū-jō) is the remains of a castle structure in Nara, Nara Prefecture.

Yagyū castle was constructed by the Yagyū clan in the Nanboku-chō period and became a home castle of the Yagyū clan.^[1] In 1544, the castle was attacked by Tsutsui Junkei's force and defeated.^[1] Later, Yagyū clan was approved as the main domain of Yagyū in Yamato by Oda Nobunaga.^[1] In 1590, Toyotomi Hideyoshi seized the territories of the Yagyū clan.^[1]

In the Battle of Sekigahara, Yagyū clan joined the West squad and after the battle Yagyū clan was given their old territory by Tokugawa Ieyasu.^[1] In 1643, Yagyū Munenori built clan's new residence called Yagyū Jinya near the castle.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Hotoku-ji Temple and Masaki school of swordplay are on site.^[4]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "日本の城がわかる事典「柳生城」の解説" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^ "柳生藩（読み）やぎゅうはん日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)「柳生藩」の解説" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^ "旧柳生藩陣屋跡" (in Japanese). 柳生観光協会 Yagyū city Tourism Association official. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^ "柳生城" (in Japanese). Kyodo Seihan Printing Co. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

[kotobank-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "日本の城がわかる事典「柳生城」の解説" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

[2] "柳生藩（読み）やぎゅうはん日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)「柳生藩」の解説" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

[3] "旧柳生藩陣屋跡" (in Japanese). 柳生観光協会 Yagyū city Tourism Association official. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

[4] "柳生城" (in Japanese). Kyodo Seihan Printing Co. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

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