Yuzuki Castle

Reconstructed buildings at Yuzuki Castle

Aerial photograph of the site

Yuzuki-jō (湯築城) is a former Japanese castle near Dōgo Onsen in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture. The Kōno clan ruled Iyo Province from Yuzuki from the fourteenth century. Fortified in the sixteenth century, the castle was destroyed by the army of Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1585 during the Sengoku period. Its ruins, excavated in 1988, now form part of Dōgo Park. A samurai complex has been reconstructed and the area is popular for its hanami.^[1][2][3] The area has been designated an Historic Site.^[4][5][6]

See also

• Japanese castle
• List of castles in Japan
• List of National Treasures of Japan (castles)
• Sengoku period
• Monuments of Japan

References

1. "Dogo Park Yuzuki-jō Site - history". Dogo Park. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
2. "Dogo Hot Spring - Dogo Park". Matsuyama City. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
3. "Round Trip of Shikoku - Dogo Park". Japan National Tourism Organization. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
4. "Site of Yuzuki Castle". Matsuyama City. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
5. "Database of Registered National Cultural Assets". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
6. "Site of Yuzuki Castle" (PDF). Ehime Prefecture. Retrieved 20 April 2011.

External links

(Japanese) Dogo Park Yuzuki-jō homepage

Coordinates: 33°50′54.8″N 132°47′13.9″E / 33.848556°N 132.787194°E