[Castle name]
Chiba Castle (Inohana Castle)
Tsunetane Chiba joined Minamoto no Yoritomo when he rose an army. Chiba castle was flourished until the beginning of the Sengoku period.
[Explanation]
When Minamoto no Yoritomo rose an army to overthrow Heike, Tsunetane Chiba joined his army and at one point it was flourished in Shimousa no Kuni.
In general Chiba-shi’s (Chiba clan) Castle is called Inohana Castle or Chiba Castle. Chiba Castle was Chiba-shi’s base castle until he moved his base to Motosakura Castle.
In addition it is said that Satomi-shi (Satomi clan) built it to put more pressure on Motosakura Castle which was the base of Chiba-shi during the Sengoku period. Chiba-shi started to decline after getting more pressure from Kazusano-kuni’s Satomi-shi at the beginning of the Sengoku period.
The picture shows the castle surrounded by many cherry blossom trees, so many that the cherry blossom festival is held every year. (Imitation castle tower: Chiba City Folk Museum )
[Address,access]
1-6-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 260-0856
[Map]
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