Kawate Castle was a Japanese castle located in present-day Shoboji-cho, Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture, from the Nanbokucho period to the Sengoku period. Also known as Kante Castle. Yoriyasu Toki, the third shugo-shoku of the Toki clan of the Mino-Genji clan, became the shugo-shoku of three countries: Mino, Owari, and Ise for his efforts in subduing Shinano and Iyo provinces. In 1353 (Bunwa 2nd year), Kawate Castle was built to replace Nagamori Castle, which had become too small. From then on, it became the home base until the 11th generation, Yorie Toki. The castle was built on what could be called a natural fortress between the former Kiso River (now Sakaiya River) and the Arata River. Although it was called a castle, shrines and temples were built on the vast grounds, and the main hall was a palace-like building. It's not a castle to fight in, but a castle to live in. Even after the castle was abandoned, the earthworks remained, but when the construction of Kano Castle began on the orders of Tokugawa Ieyasu, most of the earthworks were used up.

A stone monument and information board are erected in one corner of the school. That alone is something to be thankful for. As Japan's sense of history deepens, I think Mr. Toki's close-up will progress.

It remains as a 10m square plot on the high school grounds. Although there are no remains of the castle ruins, I am grateful that they left it as a section.

Kawate castle ruins The town of Kawate is said to have been a lively town as it was the center of the most prosperous period (the period of the shugo of Mino, Owari, and Ise provinces) when the Toki clan, the shugo of Mino Province, built a castle. Kawate was located between the Kiso River (present-day Sakai River) and the Arata River, and it is clear that the castle was built using the river as a natural moat. It is said that the castle was abandoned during the era of Yorie Toki, and by the time Oda Nobunaga was making the town of Gifu prosperous, the townspeople of Kawate also moved to Gifu. The castle ruins are now the grounds of Sami High School, and there is a stone monument within the school grounds. Although some of the earthworks from that time remain, there is no sign that this was a castle at all. 【history】 Warlord Toki Yoriyasu of the Nanbokucho period built Kawate Castle in 1353, moved his base from his previous residence, Nagamori Castle, and conquered Mino. In addition, Yoriyasu during this period was appointed as the governor of Owari and the governor of Ise, and had the greatest power. Even after that, Kawate Castle flourished as the headquarters of the Toki clan, the guardian of the city, and when the court nobles who had fled the capital during the Onin War in 1467 relied on the Toki clan and moved to Kawate, the culture of Kyoto was brought over and flourished. say. At that time, it was so prosperous that it was said to be the Yamaguchi (Ouchi clan) in the west and the Kawate in the east. Kawate Castle seems to have been abandoned after the 11th generation Toki Yorie was exiled by Saito Dosan. In this way, Kawate Castle existed as the guardian of Mino for about 200 years, from the 3rd generation of the Toki clan, Yoriyasu to the 11th generation, Yoriyasu. #Castle #Castle #Castle Ruins #Gifu Prefecture #Gifu City #Kawate Castle #Kawate Castle Ruins

Kawate Castle (Kawate Castle) was the stronghold of the Toki clan, the shugo of Mino Province during the Muromachi period, and was built by Yoriyasu Toki in 1353. After that, there was a constant struggle for succession to the Toki clan, and finally, in 1495, the Battle of Funada occurred, and the Toki clan was expelled by Dosan Saito, and Kate Castle was abandoned. Today, at the end of the schoolyard of Sami High School, there is a stone monument and information board indicating that the ruins of Kante Castle were once there.

There is a stone monument and an information board. There are no remains.

It is located on the premises of Shimi High School. It was originally the residence of the Toki clan, the shugo of Mino, and was the stronghold until the time of Yoriyoshi Toki, but was banished by his vassal, Dosan Saito, and was abandoned when Saito Dosan built Inabayama Castle. There are no remains at all, and now there is only a small shrine, a stone monument, and a signboard.

Kawate Castle Ruins(/≧◇≦＼)

The remains of the Toki clan's residence during peacetime. It may have been quite large considering how powerful the Toki clan was at the time, but today there is no trace of it at all, just the shrine standing alone. It seems that Ieyasu destroyed all the earthworks and other structures in order to build Kano Castle. If Kano Castle were not next to it, the remains of the shugo's residence might have remained until today, like in Yamaguchi or Ichijodani. disappointing…

Disappointing spot. There is a slide and a horizontal bar.

At first I didn't know where it was - even though it was in a small park...

The site of the residence of the Toki clan, the guardian of Mino Province.