Tsurugaoka Castle Ruins
山形県
The former seat of the Sakai clan's 140,000-koku Shonai domain from 1622, now Tsuruoka Park and famous for 600 cherry trees in spring.
Tsurugaoka Castle Ruins are the former seat of the 140,000-koku Shonai domain, held by the Sakai clan from 1622 through the Edo period. Now Tsuruoka Park, the site preserves moats and earthworks alongside the domain academy Chidokan (a National Historic Site) and Shonai Shrine, and is celebrated for 600 cherry trees.
The site of Tsurugaoka Castle is said to have been occupied since the medieval period by Daihoji Castle, a stronghold of the Daihoji (Muto) clan and a central base in the Shonai region of Dewa Province. During the Sengoku period it came under the control of the Uesugi clan, and following the Battle …
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