Usui Castle Ruins - Sakura

It was taller than I expected and the scenery was good.

The view of Inba Marsh from the east side Honmaru is amazing. In the past, the swamp was approaching to the bottom of the castle. The empty moat on the west side is buried in a coral, but it is quite wide and deep. Beside it is the tomb of Shigetada Ota (Ota's younger brother), the general officer who was defeated during the 1479 siege.

Usui Castle from the Usuijuku area has a steeper terrain, so this is an advantage for the guardian. Usui Castle Fort area is becoming residential area, and the ones that remain as a fortress park are Honmaru and Ninomaru. However, it is wonderful to leave this much land as it used to be. The Finomaru trace has become a spacious lawn square. Oku no Mori is an open moat between Sanomaru, which is wide and deep. Because there is a grave of the Ota book on the other side of this, this sky moat should have been a fierce battlefield, but let's go to that later and aim for Honmaru. A dirt bridge connecting Ninomaru and Honmaru is buried, and the moat is shallower and the passage is wider than at that time. That it is steeper than it looks and there is a carp in the back is to remove the force of the enemy who has attacked. When you enter Honmaru, you will find the stairs to the north waist curve. This circle was also quite wide, and it would have been a liaison to Shido Castle. Looking down at the Usui hotel from Honmaru, you can see that the slope is steep and high. The castle that forms the core of the fort and market in the vicinity, I could enjoy it to the fullest.

I visited after reading the worst warrior (Ryo Minowa). Usui Castle: A castle that was not dropped by the Uesugi army. .. .. When I started reading, I read it all at once. It was interesting. I enjoyed the scenery from Usui Castle, thinking of the scene where I fought desperately. I think it was a great castle. Also, I think it would have been dropped without that wonderful warrior. What would have happened to this Usui if it had been dropped? Was Motosakura Castle also dropped by Uesugi?

You can enjoy learning about the history of Usui Castle by reading the novel-style "Usui Castle Story" by a local historian. Usui Castle, which was burnt down by a misfire in 1593, when Sakai Tadatsugu, who became a lord of 30,000 stones in Edo, was the owner of the castle, will not be rebuilt. was. After that, the Sakai family joined Hashu Tsuruoka via Joshu Takasaki and Shinshu Matsushiro, and became a daimyo of the Shonai clan 138,000 stones, and entered the Meiji era in Tsuruoka as it was.

The main enclosure and the two enclosures have been converted into parks, making it easy to walk, and the deep Yokobori is a must-see.

One stage of only two defeats in the life of Kenshin Uesugi. It was a huge castle with many castles in the surrounding area. Currently, a huge empty moat remains, but it has become a jungle.

⭐️ Ryo Minowa The stage of "The Worst Warrior", Usui Castle ⭐️ [Battle of Usui Castle] ・ 1566, Siege: Kenshin Uesugi / Soldier 15,000 vs Kagojo: Gohojo / Chiba / Hara / Soldier 2,000 fierce battlefield ? ・ Akaoni, a red demon who was called a demon by Jozo Shirai Irido and Kenshin Uesugi, a warrior with a genius of wisdom. Defeat, excitement! ️ ⭐️ Honmaru-Ninomaru-Sannomaru / Kuruwa-style Hirayama Castle ⭐️ ・ The remains of the earthwork are still in good condition. At the time of Kenshin Siege, I wondered if the sea of ​​Inba Katori had come to the area around the castle ? ⭐️ After passing Usui Castle Ruins Park, the tip of the eastern empty moat is Sannomaru (now a field and a house), the tomb of Ota Tosho (both brother and nephew of Ota Dokan) who died during the Kyotoku turmoil in 1479 and the star shrine (Usui) Myomisha) is enshrined, and you can see Dosojin Shrine and Furumine Shrine on the way ? ⭐️ In 1590, Hideyoshi's conquest of Odawara destroyed Usui Castle / Hara with the destruction of Mr. Gohojo. Abandoned castle due to transfer to the clan ? ⭐️ Usui Castle Ruins Park ・ In spring, you can enjoy plum blossoms and cherry blossoms, lunch boxes on a large lawn if it is warm, a leisurely stroll, a bench in the north area, a good view in front of you, no playset for children, and some feet on the north side, so be careful ❗️ ・ Car ... Park parking lot, free 5-6 cars ? ⇒Caution for oncoming vehicles due to narrow roads ・ Walking ... About 20 minutes on foot from Keisei Main Line / Keisei Usui Station ? ⇒Caution for heavy traffic on National Highway 296 on the way ・ Toilet ... complete ? ⭐️ A little digression ① ・ Matsuda Sontaro Yasushi ⇒ He was heroic and later participated in the battles of the Kanna River and Yamanaka Castle. ⭐️ A little digression ② ・ Mr. Chiba and Myoken ⇒ Myoken = North Star ... Immovable star, center of heaven ⇒ Symbol of the unity of the prestigious Chiba clan ⇒ Many temples and shrines derived from Myoken are in the territory of Mr. Chiba ⇒ Family crest ... Moon and stars are used, moon star crest and Navagraha crest