[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki8\/hiyama-ando-clan-fortified-residence-ruins\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki8\/hiyama-ando-clan-fortified-residence-ruins\/","headline":"Hiyama And\u014d Clan Fortified Residence ruins","name":"Hiyama And\u014d Clan Fortified Residence ruins","description":"before-content-x4 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia after-content-x4 Castle ruins in Akita, Japan Hiyama Castle (\u6a9c\u5c71\u57ce, Hiyama-j\u014d) is a Sengoku period","datePublished":"2016-06-18","dateModified":"2016-06-18","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki8\/author\/lordneo\/#Person","name":"lordneo","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki8\/author\/lordneo\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c9645c498c9701c88b89b8537773dd7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c9645c498c9701c88b89b8537773dd7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:CentralAutoLogin\/start?type=1x1","url":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:CentralAutoLogin\/start?type=1x1","height":"1","width":"1"},"url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki8\/hiyama-ando-clan-fortified-residence-ruins\/","wordCount":1453,"articleBody":"     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});before-content-x4From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Castle ruins in Akita, JapanHiyama Castle (\u6a9c\u5c71\u57ce, Hiyama-j\u014d) is a Sengoku period Japanese castle located in what is now part of the city of Noshiro, Akita Prefecture, in the T\u014dhoku region of Japan.  The site of Hiyama Castle proper, the outlying \u014cdate  (\u5927\u9928\u8de1), and Chausu (\u8336\u81fc\u9928\u8de1) fortifications and the ruins of the temple of Kokusei-ji (\u56fd\u6e05\u5bfa\u8de1) were collectively designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1979.[1]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of ContentsBackground[edit]Structure[edit]See also[edit]Literature[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Background[edit]Hiyama Castle is located approximately five kilometers southeast from the center of Noshiro city, on the summit of the 150 meter Mount Kiriyama, in the northern part of former Dewa Province. The location is at the mouth of the Yoneshiro River.The precise date of the construction of Hiyama Castle is not known, but it was completed during the life of And\u014d Tadasue (d.1511), the chieftain of the Hiyama And\u014d clan. The And\u014d were possibly descendants of the indigenous Emishi people who populated the T\u014dhoku region prior to the arrival of the Yamato Japanese in the late Nara period. The And\u014d were a maritime clan who controlled the northern Sea of Japan coastline of Japan, including southern Ezo (Hokkaido), and who engaged in trade and fishing. Under the Kamakura shogunate and into the Nanbokuch\u014d period, the clan enjoyed virtual autonomy in their domains, trading with mainland Asia through Tosaminato port in what is now Aomori Prefecture and from the 14th century at Tsuchizaki Port in what is now the city of Akita. However, in the 15th century, the And\u014d came under attack by the Nanbu clan based at Sannohe Castle and was forced to retreat from Tosaminoto Port to Hokkaido. Despite numerous counterattacks, the And\u014d were unable to recover Tosaminato, but a branch of the clan called the “Minato And\u014d” held out at Tsuchizaki. In the middle of the 15th century, the Minato And\u014d asked the main branch of the clan to relocate from Hokkaido to Dewa Province, and under And\u014d Masasue (d.1488), they began Hiyama Castle near Noshiro, becoming the “Hiyama And\u014d”. The two branches of the clan co-existed for a century.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4The two branches of the clan united under And\u014d Chikasue (1539-1587). And\u014d Chikasue rebuilt a pre-existing fortification at Wakimoto from 1577, and used this as his seat, changing his surname to “Akita”. However, after his death, the former retainers of the Minato And\u014d rebelled with the assistance of the Nanbu clan and seized Hiyama Castle. Chikasue’s son, Akita Sanesue suppressed the rebellion over a period of six months. After many vicissitudes, the Akita clan continued to the end of the Tokugawa shogunate as daimy\u014d of Miharu Domain in what is now Fukushima Prefecture. In his place, the shogunate transferred the Satake clan from Hitachi Province. The Satake built Kubota Castle as their seat, and Hiyama Castle was abolished in 1620.Structure[edit]Hiyama Castle is located on a right-angle shaped ridge. The inner bailey is round-shaped with a diameter of 50 meters, with the second and third enclosures spread out in a line on the ridge. The third enclosure has dimensions of 100 by 20 meters, an din one corner was a fortified gate serving as the entry to the castle. Small enclosures surround the main three enclosures on all sides. with many dry moats.The total size of the castle is about 1,500 by 500 meters, making it one of the largest mountain castles in northeastern Japan.A number of outlying fortifications were also constructed, including the \u014cdate and Chausudate, to guard the attack from Ugo kaid\u014d highway connecting the area with Hirosaki to the north. Nothing remains of the castle except for one gate preserved at a Buddhist temple near the castle. The Noshiro City Board of Education conducted comprehensive excavations of the castle and its j\u014dkamachi from 2016The site is located approximately 17 minutes on foot from JR East Ou Main Line Higashi-Noshiro Station.See also[edit]Literature[edit]Schmorleitz, Morton S. (1974). Castles in Japan. Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Co. pp.\u00a0144\u2013145. ISBN\u00a00-8048-1102-4.Motoo, Hinago (1986). Japanese Castles. Tokyo: Kodansha. p.\u00a0200 pages. ISBN\u00a00-87011-766-1.Mitchelhill, Jennifer (2004). Castles of the Samurai: Power and Beauty. Tokyo: Kodansha. p.\u00a0112 pages. ISBN\u00a04-7700-2954-3.Turnbull, Stephen (2003). Japanese Castles 1540-1640. Osprey Publishing. p.\u00a064 pages. 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