Usuki Castle

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[edit]

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[edit]

• Usuki Station on the Nippō Main Line

Literature[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Usuki Castle.

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

References[edit]

• Usuki Castle page on Usuki City home page (Japanese)
• Japanese version of Wikipedia

Literature[edit]

• 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