Usuki Castle
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History
This castle was constructed by Ōtomo Sōrin in 1562 on the island Nyū-jima, in Usuki Bay as his head castle. During the 1560s, Sōrin had the largest territory in Kyūshū. However, after defeat at the Battle of Mimigawa in 1578, the power of Sōrin and the Ōtomo clan rapidly declined. In 1586, this castle fell to Shimazu Yoshihiro, a daimyō of Kagoshima, but was rescued by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
William Adams, basis for the character in the novel Shōgun by James Clavell, stayed in the castle upon his arrival in Japan.[1]
Access
- Usuki Station on the Nippō Main Line
Literature
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References
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- ↑ Fredrick Cryns (2024). In Service of the Shogun. Reaktion Books. p 80
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- Usuki Castle page on Usuki City home page (Japanese)
- Japanese version of Wikipedia
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