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Uchi Castle[Castle special collection Japanese history]

[Castle name]
Uchi Castle
Shimazu Takahisa•Yoshihisa•Tadatsune and Mr. Shimazu’s main castle.

[Description]
Uchi Castle is a flatland castle located in Dairyu Town, Kagoshima CIty, Kagoshima Province.Tenmon 19 year (1550), Shimazu Takahisa moved his main castle from [Shimizu Castle] to Uchi Castle.

As there was [Toufukushi Castle] as an aftercast castle in the Uchi Castle, it was more likely a pavilion. When Toyotomi Hideyoshi launched Kyushu Battle, Shimazu Yoshihisa•Yoshihiro surrendered unconditionally and the territories belonged to Satsuma•Ousumi•Hyūga were forfeited.

Benroku 4 year (1595) after Yoshihisa surrendered to Hideyoshi, he moved main castle to [Tomikuma Castle]. After that, Yoshihiro’s son [Shimazu Tadatsune] entered Uchi Castle, and the castle was not used much.

Keicho7 year (1602), Tadatsune moved main castle to Kagoshima Castle (Tsurumaru Castle), [Shimazu Takahisa (Tadatsune’s grandfather)] and Yoshihisa’s Bodai Temple was built on Uchi Castle ruins. Nowadays, even Tairyu Temple became abandoned and Tairyu Primary School is built.