Tsutsujigasaki Castle

Tsutsujigasaki Yakata (躑躅ヶ崎館) is classified as a flatland castle (renkakushiki), also classified as a palace, and sometimes referred to as a shrine. It is now mostly ruins, in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.[1][2]

History

Alternatively known as both the Tsutsujigasaki Yakata or the Takedashi Yakata, it was an extremely well fortified complex.[3] However, it was not classified as a castle. It was home to one of the most famous samurai clans of the Sengoku period, the Takeda clan. It was in use between 1519 and 1594.[4]

Current

The only remains are a water-filled moats and some minor stonework. The Takeda clan shrine is in the centre of the site. To the right of the shrine is the Takeda clan museum, guarded by a stone Hello Kitty.[5] [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Takedashi yakata" J Castle Explorer http://www.japanese-castle-explorer.com/castle_profile.html?name=Takedashiyakata
  2. ↑ "Tsutsujigasaki Palace" J Castle http://www.jcastle.info/castle/profile/28-Tsutsujigasaki-Palace
  3. ↑ "Takedashi yakata" J Castle Explorer http://www.japanese-castle-explorer.com/castle_profile.html?name=Takedashiyakata
  4. ↑ "Takedashi yakata" J Castle Explorer http://www.japanese-castle-explorer.com/castle_profile.html?name=Takedashiyakata
  5. ↑ "Takedashi yakata" J Castle Explorer http://www.japanese-castle-explorer.com/castle_profile.html?name=Takedashiyakata
  6. ↑ "Tsutsujigasaki Palace" J Castle http://www.jcastle.info/castle/profile/28-Tsutsujigasaki-Palace

Coordinates: 35°41′13″N 138°34′37″E / 35.687°N 138.577°E / 35.687; 138.577


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