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Coordinates31°37′45″N 131°21′01″E / 31.629106°N 131.350303°E / 31.629106; 131.350303

Built1588 (finished)

BuiltbyTsuchimochi clan, Itō Suketaka

Inuse1588 to 1871

Obi Castle
飫肥城
Nichinan, Miyazaki
Castle Entrance
Location
Obi Castle Show map of Miyazaki Prefecture Obi Castle Show map of Japan

Coordinates	31°37′45″N 131°21′01″E / 31.629106°N 131.350303°E / 31.629106; 131.350303
Site history
Built	1588 (finished)
Built by	Tsuchimochi clan, Itō Suketaka
In use	1588 to 1871
Materials	Earth, stone, and wood

Obi Castle is a Japanese castle originally completed in 1588.^[1] It was the center of the old Obi Domain, now a part of Miyazaki Prefecture.

Obi Castle was founded by the Tsuchimochi clan in the Nanboku-chō period, but most of its structure comes from the mid-1400s.^[2]

It featured prominently in conflicts between the Itō and Shimazu clans. The castle was in initially in Shimazu hands, until it was lost to the Itō clan in 1587. The Itō clan continued to rule it until the Meiji period,^[3] expanding it and making it more defensible, with the castle town protected on three sides by the Sakatani river.^[4]

After some neglect, the castle was completely refurbished in 1978.^[5]^[6]

During the castle refurbishment, work was also done on the castle town. Refurbishing the town brought it into line, in terms of historical authenticity, with the era of the castle, making both authentically reflective of a castle town dating from the Edo period.^[7]

References

↑ "Obi (Nichinan City, Miyazaki Pref.)". www.jnto.go.jp. Archived from the original on 2009-04-03.
↑ "Obi Castle Profile". jcastle.info. Archived from the original on 2013-08-16.
↑ "Obi Castle Profile". jcastle.info. Archived from the original on 2013-08-16.
↑ "Japanese Castle Explorer - Obi Castle - 飫肥城".
↑ "飫肥城". 日南商工会議所. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
↑ "飫肥城が待望の復元". Nichinan TV. April 1, 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
↑ "Obi (Nichinan City, Miyazaki Pref.)". www.jnto.go.jp. Archived from the original on 2009-04-03.

31°37′45″N 131°21′01″E / 31.62917°N 131.35028°E / 31.62917; 131.35028

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