Shimazu family crest: “Circle and 10”
Sadowara CastleMiyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture
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- Kyushu
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- Sadowara Castle
| Other name | Tajima Castle, Tsurumatsu Castle |
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| castle construction | mid 14th century |
| address | 8227-1 Uedajima, Sadowara-cho, Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture |
| telephone number | 0985-74-1518 |
| Opening hours | 9:00-16:30 (Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays only) |
| closing day | December 29th - January 3rd |
| Admission fee | free |
- Access to Sadowara Castle
- Immediately get off at the bus stop "Kyushu Center-mae" bound for Saito.
HISTORYAbout Sadowara Castle
Read about incidents related to Sadowara Castle
- Kyushu pacificationHideyoshi defeated Shimazu and took control of Kyushu.
- Toyotomi Hideyoshi succeeded Oda Nobunaga and promoted the unification of Japan. Hideyoshi made his biggest rival, Tokugawa Ieyasu, a vassal after the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute in 1584, and in 1585 he defeated Motochika Chosokabe and conquered Shikoku.
- Battle of MimikawaThe strongest Shimazu clan in Kyushu shows its true potential and defeats the Otomo clan
- During the Sengoku period, Kyushu was known as the ``Kyushu Sangokushi,'' a state in which three clans, the Otomo clan, the Shimazu clan, and the Ryuzoji clan, fought against each other. Meanwhile, in 1578, the Otomo clan and the Shimazu clan fought in Takagikawara, Hyuga Province (present-day Kijyo-cho, Miyazaki Prefecture), called the Battle of Mimikawa.
History of the Sadowara clan, whose domain office is Sadowara Castle
| Domain office | Sadowara Castle |
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| old area | Naka District and Koyu District, Hyuga Province |
| stone height | 30,000 koku |
| Fudai/Tozama | Foreigner |
| main lord | Shimazu family |
| Estimated population | 26,000 people (first year of the Meiji era) |
