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Kotsukuri Castle

[Introduction of Kotsukuri Castle]

Kotsukuri Castle is a flatland castle which located in Kotsukuri Town, Tsu City, Mie Province. Sadaharu 5 year (1366), a family of Ise Kokusi Mr. Kitabatake [Kotsukuri Akitoshi] built the castle.

Akitoshi was the second son of [Kitabatake Akiyoshi], he built the castle named it as Kotsukuri. In addition, the leader, who was the ninth generation of [Kotsukuri Tomomasa] was the third son of Kitabatake Harutomo, who was adopted by Mr. Kotsukuri, and the intimacy with Kitabatake’s family was increased.

Eiroku 12 year (1569), after Oda Nobunaga embarked on the Ise Invasion army, Tomomasa followed Nobunaga and served as a guide of the invasion of South Ise. Meanwhile, Kitabatake adopted [Nobuo], the second son of Nobunaga.

During Tenpo 12 year (1584) when Toyotomi Hideyoshi dominated the country, Gamo Ujisato received 120,000 stones from South Ise, and [kotsukuri Tomoyasu] refused to serve Ujisato and fought against him. Being outnumbered, Tomoyasu was surrounded by the castle and in the end of the fierce battle, he fell down to Owari.

Therefore, Kotsukuri Castle was abandoned. Incidentally, it is said that Tomoyasu went to serve [Fukushima Masanori]. Nowadays, Only the soil base and stone monument left at Kotsukuri Castle ruins.

[Kotsukuri Castle•Address•Access]
〒514-1115 1059 Kotsukuri Town, Tsu City, Mie Province

[Map of Kotsukuri Castle]