Taketani Matsudaira family crest “One pull in a circle”
Yoshida CastleToyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture
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- Aichi prefecture
- Yoshida Castle
| Other name | Kichijokaku, Mineno Castle, Tozai Castle |
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| castle construction | 1505 |
| address | 3 Imahashi-cho, Toyohashi-shi, Aichi Prefecture |
Yoshida Castle is famous for being lorded by Terumasa Ikeda before he built Himeji Castle.
- Transportation access to Yoshida Castle
- Get off at JR Toyohashi Station. From the ``Ekimae'' streetcar, get off at ``Shichiyakusho-mae'' or ``Toyohashi Koen-mae''. 3 minutes walk.
HISTORYAbout Yoshida Castle
Read biographies related to Yoshida Castle
- Tadatsugu SakaiFirst of the Tokugawa Four Heavenly Kings
- It was Tokugawa Ieyasu who survived the Warring States era and took over the country by defeating Ishida Mitsunari at the Battle of Sekigahara. Tokugawa Ieyasu had many hardships as a child, and even in his youth he formed an alliance with Oda Nobunaga, making it difficult for him to become a leading figure. To such a Mikawa samurai
History of the Mikawa Yoshida Domain, whose domain is Yoshida Castle
| Domain office | Yoshida Castle |
|---|---|
| old area | Yoshida, Mikawa Province |
| stone height | 70,000 koku |
| Fudai/Tozama | Fudai |
| main lord | Matsudaira (Taketani) family, Matsudaira (Fukamizo) family, Mizuno family, Ogasawara family, Kuze family, Makino family |
| Estimated population | 76,000 people (first year of the Meiji era) |
A key transportation hub that includes Yoshida-juku on the Tokaido. The first lord of the domain was Matsudaira (Takeya) Ieyoshi. For generations, prestigious Fudai families served as the lords of the domain. Descendants of Nobutsuna, who was called Chie Izu during the Tokugawa Iemitsu era, also entered the end of the Edo period. Entry into the domain was said to be the gateway to the Shogunate.
