Aya was built from around 1331 to about 1334. Its name derives from the man who oversaw the construction of the castle, who referred to himself only as "Aya" (his real name was Koshiro Yoshito).[1] His family ruled over the castle until the Muromachi period, when the head of the Itō clan took over Aya Castle, which was one of 48 under their control and considered to be their most strategic against the Shimazu.[2] The Shimazu clan seized the castle following their victory over the Itō in 1577. The castle was then given to Niiro Hisatoki, one of the retainers for the Shimazu Clan.[3]Toyotomi Hideyoshi conquered the castle for a short period ten years later.[4] In 1615, however, the castle was destroyed due to a shogunal decree that every domain could have only one castle.[5]
The castle keep, or tenshu, was rebuilt in 1985 out of wood, and was based on pictures of other castles of the era. It houses a museum that has items pertaining to the castle's history.[6]
Further readingedit
De Lange, William (2021). An Encyclopedia of Japanese Castles. Groningen: Toyo Press. pp. 600 pages. ISBN978-9492722300.
Referencesedit
^. Archived from the original on 2012-01-18. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
castle, 綾城, castle, located, miyazaki, prefecture, japan, history, editaya, built, from, around, 1331, about, 1334, name, derives, from, oversaw, construction, castle, referred, himself, only, real, name, koshiro, yoshito, family, ruled, over, castle, until, m. Aya Castle 綾城 Aya jō is a castle located in Aya Miyazaki Prefecture Japan Aya CastleHistory editAya was built from around 1331 to about 1334 Its name derives from the man who oversaw the construction of the castle who referred to himself only as Aya his real name was Koshiro Yoshito 1 His family ruled over the castle until the Muromachi period when the head of the Itō clan took over Aya Castle which was one of 48 under their control and considered to be their most strategic against the Shimazu 2 The Shimazu clan seized the castle following their victory over the Itō in 1577 The castle was then given to Niiro Hisatoki one of the retainers for the Shimazu Clan 3 Toyotomi Hideyoshi conquered the castle for a short period ten years later 4 In 1615 however the castle was destroyed due to a shogunal decree that every domain could have only one castle 5 The castle keep or tenshu was rebuilt in 1985 out of wood and was based on pictures of other castles of the era It houses a museum that has items pertaining to the castle s history 6 Further reading editDe Lange William 2021 An Encyclopedia of Japanese Castles Groningen Toyo Press pp 600 pages ISBN 978 9492722300 References edit Sightseeing in Aya Town Archived from the original on 2012 01 18 Retrieved 2008 04 01 Japanese Castle Explorer Aya Castle 綾城 日本吉 Nippon Kichi Aya Castle Archived from the original on 2008 03 29 Retrieved 2008 04 01 Profile of Aya Town Archived from the original on 2007 09 07 Retrieved 2008 04 01 Aya Castle Archived from the original on 2011 05 16 Retrieved 2008 04 01 32 00 12 N 131 14 57 E 32 003218 N 131 249113 E 32 003218 131 249113 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aya Castle amp oldid 1176406112, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
