A flatland castle built by Hosokawa Yoriharu in 1339; in 1578 Gracia Hosokawa (Tama) was married here, and after the Honno-ji Incident in 1582 the defeated Akechi Mitsuhide made his last stand in this castle before his death.
A flatland castle built in 1339 by Hosokawa Yorihari, later extensively renovated into an early-modern castle by Hosokawa Fujitaka (Yusai). It is known as the castle where Tama (later Gracia Hosokawa), daughter of Akechi Mitsuhide, wed Hosokawa Tadaoki in 1578. It was also the historical stage where Akechi Mitsuhide took refuge after the Honno-ji Incident. Now preserved as Shoryuji Castle Park, it…
Shoryuji Castle traces its origins to 1339, when Hosokawa Yoriharu, a military commander serving the Ashikaga shogunate, constructed a flatland fortress on this site. During the Nanbokucho period, it served as a strategically vital stronghold amid conflict between the Northern and Southern Courts. I…
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