Japanese Castle guide in Japan castle Historical site Statue Introduction.

[Castle name]
Kochi Castle
Kochi Castle was the castle that Kazutoyo Yamauchi received after his achievement at the battle of Sekigahara

[Explanation]
Kazutoyo Yamauchi received Tosa from Ieyasu Tokugawa because of his achievement at the battle of Sekigahara, and he entered Urado castle that was owned by Motochika and Morichika Chosokabe at that time. But in 1601 he started to build a new castle on mount Otakasaka, and when Honmaru and Ninomaru were completed in 1603, he moved there from Urado castle.

Tosa was territory of Motochika and Morichika Chosokabe, so he struggled to govern Tosa. He applied a strict class system, where Chosokabe-shi’s former retainers were to be Goshi, and the vassals of the Yamauchi family were classified as Joshi.

Many of the people that played an important role during Bakumatsu were from Goshi.
The famous examples include Ryuma Sakamoto, Shintaro Nakaoka, Mitsuaki Tanaka, Yotaro Iwasaki.

■ Urado Castle ruins, where Motochika and Morichika Chosokabe resided.

浦戸城：土佐の戦国大名長宗我部元親・長宗我部盛親の居城 浦戸城石碑 【お城特集 日本の歴史】

[Address,access]
1-2-1 Marunouchi, Kochi-shi, Kochi

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