Kuroi Castle

Kuroi Castle
黒井城
Tamba, Hyōgo, Japan
Stone wall of Honmaru Base
Kuroi Castle is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Kuroi Castle
Kuroi Castle
Kuroi Castle is located in Japan
Kuroi Castle
Kuroi Castle
Coordinates35°10′45.0″N 135°6′14.6″E / 35.179167°N 135.104056°E / 35.179167; 135.104056
TypeYamajiro-style Japanese castle
Site information
OwnerAkai clan, Akechi clan
Conditionruins
Site history
Built14c
Built byAkamatsu Norisada
MaterialsStone walls
Demolished1584
EventsBattle of Kuroi Castle
Garrison information
Past
commanders
Akai Naomasa, Saitō Toshimitsu, Horio Yoshiharu
Map

Kuroi Castle (黒井城, Kuroi-jō) was a Sengoku period Japanese castle located in what is now the Kasuga-cho neighborhood of the city of Tamba Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.[1] It was also called Hogetsu Castle (保月城, Hogetsu-jō) or Hōzuki Castle (保築城, Hōzuki-jō). Famous as the birthplace of Lady Kasuga, the wet nurse of Tokugawa Iemitsu,[2] it ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1989.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Minzoku was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ko was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "黒井城跡". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 15 September 2021.