Koga Castle Yorimasa Jinja
A shrine enshrining nue-slaying hero Minamoto no Yorimasa, standing on the former main bailey of Koga Castle
A shrine on the former main bailey of Koga Castle enshrining Minamoto no Yorimasa.
Yorimasa was a late Heian warrior who raised arms against the Taira with Prince Mochihito.
Koga Castle functioned as a Kanto stronghold until the end of the Edo period with many domain lords.
The grounds near the Watarase River levee evoke the castle's former grandeur.
Yorimasa is also known for the legend of slayin…
Koga Castle became a famous castle after Koga Kubo Ashikaga Shigeuji entered in 1456.
For about 130 years as the Koga Kubo base, it was the political center of Kanto.
During Edo period it became a fudai daimyo residence, governed by many lords until the end of Edo.
Yorimasa Shrine was built to enshr…
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