Kururi Castle (久留里城, Kururi-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Kimitsu, southern Chiba Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Kururi Castle was home to a branch of the Kuroda clan, daimyō of Kururi Domain. The castle was also known as Rain Castle (雨城, U-jō), after a legend that it rained twenty-one times during its construction, or, on average, once every three days.[1] It is located on a 227 meter hill.[2]
The original Kururi Castle was a mountain-top fortification built during the Muromachi period by Takeda Nobunaga (1401–1477), and was ruled by his descendants, the Mariyatsu Takeda clan, from 1540. With the expansion of the Satomi clan from Awa Province in the Sengoku period, the castle was taken over by Satomi Yoshitaka, who used it as his base of operations against the Hōjō clan, based from Odawara Castle. The Hōjō attempted to take the castle unsuccessfully on a few occasions, and finally seized it in 1564. They lost it just three years later in 1567, when the Satomi regained control.
Following the Battle of Odawara, Toyotomi Hideyoshi punished the Satomi clan by depriving them of their territories in Kazusa Province. With the entry of Tokugawa Ieyasu into the Kantō region, he assigned the fortifications at Kururi to one of his retainers, Matsudaira (Ōsuga) Tadamasa, and appointed him as daimyō of the 30,000 kokuKururi Domain. Osugi Tadamasa built most of the current fortifications of Kururi Castle, and established a castle town at its base. Following the Battle of Sekigahara, the Ōsuga clan was transferred to Yokosuka Castle in Suruga Province, and were replaced by the Tsuchiya clan with a reduction in revenues to 20,000 koku. The domain was suppressed in 1679, and Kururi Castle was allowed to fall into ruin.
In 1742, Kururi Domain was reinstated, with Kuroda Naozumi transferred from Numata Domain in Kazusa Province. He rebuilt the fortifications of the old castle, and his descendants continued to rule Kururi Domain until the Meiji Restoration.
In 1872, by orders of the Meiji government, the surviving structures of Kururi Castle were destroyed. The area, containing remnants of moats, earthen works and a well, became a park in 1955. The current donjon was reconstructed in 1979 to boost local tourism. It was built adjacent to the earthen foundation of the original donjon. The Edo period donjon was a two-story, two-roofed structure; however the current structure is not historically accurate, and has three interior floors. The interior is a museum devoted primarily to local history exhibits.
Literatureedit
De Lange, William (2021). An Encyclopedia of Japanese Castles. Groningen: Toyo Press. pp. 600 pages. ISBN978-9492722300.
Schmorleitz, Morton S. (1974). Castles in Japan. Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Co. pp. 144–145. ISBN0-8048-1102-4.
Motoo, Hinago (1986). Japanese Castles. Tokyo: Kodansha. p. 200 pages. ISBN0-87011-766-1.
Mitchelhill, Jennifer (2004). Castles of the Samurai: Power and Beauty. Tokyo: Kodansha. p. 112 pages. ISBN4-7700-2954-3.
Turnbull, Stephen (2003). Japanese Castles 1540-1640. Osprey Publishing. p. 64 pages. ISBN1-84176-429-9.
^"日本の城がわかる事典「久留里城」の解説". kotobank. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
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kururi, castle, 久留里城, kururi, japanese, castle, located, kimitsu, southern, chiba, prefecture, japan, period, home, branch, kuroda, clan, daimyō, kururi, domain, castle, also, known, rain, castle, 雨城, after, legend, that, rained, twenty, times, during, constru. Kururi Castle 久留里城 Kururi jō is a Japanese castle located in Kimitsu southern Chiba Prefecture Japan At the end of the Edo period Kururi Castle was home to a branch of the Kuroda clan daimyō of Kururi Domain The castle was also known as Rain Castle 雨城 U jō after a legend that it rained twenty one times during its construction or on average once every three days 1 It is located on a 227 meter hill 2 Kururi Castle 久留里Kimitsu Chiba Prefecture JapanReconstructed Main Keep of Kururi CastleKururi Castle 久留里Show map of Chiba PrefectureKururi Castle 久留里Show map of JapanCoordinates35 17 15 27 N 140 05 24 1 E 35 2875750 N 140 090028 E 35 2875750 140 090028Typehilltop style Japanese castleSite informationOwnerreconstructed 1979Open tothe publicyesSite historyBuilt1456Built bySatomi Yoshiyori Kuroda NaozumiIn useEdo periodDemolished1872 Contents 1 History 2 Literature 3 External links 4 NotesHistory editThe original Kururi Castle was a mountain top fortification built during the Muromachi period by Takeda Nobunaga 1401 1477 and was ruled by his descendants the Mariyatsu Takeda clan from 1540 With the expansion of the Satomi clan from Awa Province in the Sengoku period the castle was taken over by Satomi Yoshitaka who used it as his base of operations against the Hōjō clan based from Odawara Castle The Hōjō attempted to take the castle unsuccessfully on a few occasions and finally seized it in 1564 They lost it just three years later in 1567 when the Satomi regained control Following the Battle of Odawara Toyotomi Hideyoshi punished the Satomi clan by depriving them of their territories in Kazusa Province With the entry of Tokugawa Ieyasu into the Kantō region he assigned the fortifications at Kururi to one of his retainers Matsudaira Ōsuga Tadamasa and appointed him as daimyō of the 30 000 koku Kururi Domain Osugi Tadamasa built most of the current fortifications of Kururi Castle and established a castle town at its base Following the Battle of Sekigahara the Ōsuga clan was transferred to Yokosuka Castle in Suruga Province and were replaced by the Tsuchiya clan with a reduction in revenues to 20 000 koku The domain was suppressed in 1679 and Kururi Castle was allowed to fall into ruin In 1742 Kururi Domain was reinstated with Kuroda Naozumi transferred from Numata Domain in Kazusa Province He rebuilt the fortifications of the old castle and his descendants continued to rule Kururi Domain until the Meiji Restoration In 1872 by orders of the Meiji government the surviving structures of Kururi Castle were destroyed The area containing remnants of moats earthen works and a well became a park in 1955 The current donjon was reconstructed in 1979 to boost local tourism It was built adjacent to the earthen foundation of the original donjon The Edo period donjon was a two story two roofed structure however the current structure is not historically accurate and has three interior floors The interior is a museum devoted primarily to local history exhibits Literature editDe Lange William 2021 An Encyclopedia of Japanese Castles Groningen Toyo Press pp 600 pages ISBN 978 9492722300 Schmorleitz Morton S 1974 Castles in Japan Tokyo Charles E Tuttle Co pp 144 145 ISBN 0 8048 1102 4 Motoo Hinago 1986 Japanese Castles Tokyo Kodansha p 200 pages ISBN 0 87011 766 1 Mitchelhill Jennifer 2004 Castles of the Samurai Power and Beauty Tokyo Kodansha p 112 pages ISBN 4 7700 2954 3 Turnbull Stephen 2003 Japanese Castles 1540 1640 Osprey Publishing p 64 pages ISBN 1 84176 429 9 External links editKururi Castle Jcastle Profile Kururi Castle Municipal Museum site Japanese Notes edit Kururi Castle Archived 2008 05 14 at the Wayback Machine 日本の城がわかる事典 久留里城 の解説 kotobank Retrieved 20 October 2021 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kururi Castle Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kururi Castle amp oldid 1169045135, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
