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Japanese castle in Usuki, Oita prefecture

Usuki Castle 臼杵城
Usuki, Ōita Prefecture, Japan
Usuki Castle
Usuki Castle 臼杵城
Coordinates	33°7′18.59″N 131°48′14.77″E / 33.1218306°N 131.8041028°E / 33.1218306; 131.8041028
Type	Japanese castle
Site history
Built	1562
Built by	Ōtomo Sōrin

Usuki Castle (臼杵城, Usuki-jō) is a Japanese castle in Usuki, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. Another name of this castle is Nyūjima Castle (丹生島城, Nyūjima-jō).

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.

Access

Usuki Station on the Nippō Main Line

Literature

De Lange, William (2021). An Encyclopedia of Japanese Castles. Groningen: Toyo Press. pp. 600 pages. ISBN 978-9492722300.

References

Usuki Castle page on Usuki City home page (Japanese)
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v t e Continued 100 Fine Castles of Japan by region
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Kyūshū	Kokura Castle Mizuki Castle Kurume Castle Kii Castle Karatsu Castle Kaneda Castle Ishida Castle Hara Castle Kikuchi Castle Yatsushiro Castle Nakatsu Castle Tsunomure Castle Usuki Castle Saiki Castle Nobeoka Castle Sadowara Castle Shibushi Castle Chiran Castle
Okinawa	Zakimi Castle Katsuren Castle

Literature

Schmorleitz, Morton S. (1974). Castles in Japan. Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Co. ISBN 0-8048-1102-4.

33°7′18.59″N 131°48′14.77″E / 33.1218306°N 131.8041028°E / 33.1218306; 131.8041028

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