Hachiōji Castle

Hachiōji Castle

nihongo|Hachiōji Castle|八王子城|Hachiōji-jō is a "yamashiro", or Castle, located in Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan.

History

Hachiōji Castle was built in the 1570's by Hojo Ujiteru. It was constructed on a mountain, with many many features located in strategic positions to deter an enemy force. Ujiteru left only 1,300 men behind at Hachiōji Castle when he went to help lift the Siege of Odawara (1590), which had been surrounded by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Shortly thereafter, on June 23rd, 1590, more of Hideyoshi's forces, numbering 50,000 and led by Maeda Toshiie and Uesugi Kagekatsu, arrived to take the castle, which fell in just one day. [ [http://www.city.hachioji.tokyo.jp/languages/english/sightseeing/hachiojicastle.html Ruins of Hachioji Castle｜八王子市 ] ] Hideyoshi then commanded that the castle be destroyed, as he worried that it could be used against him. For years afterwards, the site remained abandoned because it was believed to be haunted. [ [http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fv20040917a1.html Shiroyama bravely battles on | The Japan Times Online ] ]

Today

The castle now lies in ruins, though in 1990 some stone walls, a bridge across a moat, and the entrance to the lord's palace were re-built. [ [http://www.jcastle.info/castle/profile/41-Hachioji-Castle Hachioji Castle ] ] The site may now be in danger as national government is currently constructing a train tunnel through the mountain upon which the castle sits. [ [http://www.t-net.ne.jp/~keally/Fieldtrips/Castles/castles.html Castles of the Oishi Clan ] ]

Sources

http://www.jcastle.info/castle/profile/41-Hachioji-Castlehttp://www.t-net.ne.jp/~keally/Fieldtrips/Castles/castles.htmlhttp://www.city.hachioji.tokyo.jp/languages/english/sightseeing/hachiojicastle.htmlhttp://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fv20040917a1.html

References

Literature

*cite book | title=Japanese Castles| last=Motoo| first=Hinago| date=1986| pages= 200 pages| publisher=Kodansha| location=Tokyo| id=ISBN 0-87011-766-1


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