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[[Nagai Naomasa]] was made lord of Yodo in [[1633]], but his line did not hold the castle for long. After several other changes of castellan, [[Inaba Masatomo]] was transferred from [[Sakura han]] to Yodo in [[1723]]/5; the [[Inaba clan]] would remain lords of the 102,000 ''[[koku]]'' domain of Yodo for the remainder of the [[Edo period]].
[[Nagai Naomasa]] was made lord of Yodo in [[1633]], but his line did not hold the castle for long. After several other changes of castellan, [[Inaba Masatomo]] was transferred from [[Sakura han]] to Yodo in [[1723]]/5; the [[Inaba clan]] would remain lords of the 102,000 ''[[koku]]'' domain of Yodo for the remainder of the [[Edo period]].
The [[Kizugawa]] river altered its course in [[1637]] allowing for an expansion of the [[castletown]] around Yodo. Where the river had previously run to the north of the castle, it now ran to the southwest; the left bank became the right bank. Some of the expanded land was then used to establish archery grounds, horseriding grounds, warriors' residences, and gardens.<ref>Plaques on-site.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/32693045868/sizes/k/]</ref>
The castle was encircled by two or three layers of moats. A five-story square-shaped ''tenshu'' (main keep tower) stood on the site until [[1756]], when it was struck by lightning and burned down.
The castle was encircled by two or three layers of moats. A five-story square-shaped ''tenshu'' (main keep tower) stood on the site until [[1756]], when it was struck by lightning and burned down.