Takamatsu Castle (Bitchū)
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Takamatsu Castle (高松城, Takamatsu-jō) of Bitchū Province was a Sengoku period Japanese castle located in what is today the Kayo neighborhood of Kita-ku, Okayama in Okayama Prefecture.[1] The style of the castle was a hirajō (flatland castle) with no stone walls, but only earthen walls. The castle was surrounded by marshes, which formed a natural moat. Its ruins have been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1902.[2]
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Takamatsu Castle | |
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高松城 | |
Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan | |
Coordinates | 34°41′34.8″N 133°49′19.36″E |
Type | Azuchi-Momoyama castle |
Site information | |
Controlled by | Ishikawa clan (until 1575), Mōri clan (1575–1582), Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1582–1598), Hanabusa clan (c. 1598 – mid-17th century) |
Condition | ruins |
Site history | |
Built | late 16th century |
Built by | Mimura clan |
In use | late 16th to mid-17th centuries |
Materials | Wood, stone, plaster |
Battles/wars | Siege of Takamatsu (1582) |
Garrison information | |
Past commanders | Shimizu Muneharu (c. 1575–1582) Hanabusa Masanari |
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