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*''Built: [[1550]], [[Shimazu Takahisa]]''
*''Japanese'': 内城 ''(Uchi jou)''
Uchi castle was the third major fortress to serve as the seat of the [[Shimazu clan]] in [[Kagoshima]]. It served as the clan's chief base during its efforts in the late 16th century to conquer all of [[Kyushu]].
Unlike its predecessors, [[Tofukuji castle|Tôfukuji castle]] and [[Shimizu castle]], which were built on hills and which might therefore be characterized as ''yamashiro'' ("mountain fortresses"), Uchi was a ''hirajiro'' ("flatland fortress"). It was built in [[1550]] by [[Shimazu Takahisa]], who was resident in Ijûin at the time, but wished to shore up Shimazu control of Kagoshima as a strategic point, and thus had this new castle built and took up residence there. The "castle" was a simple ''[[yakata]]'' (fortified residence) covering roughly 100 square meters.
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==References==
*Plaques on-site in Kanmachi, Kagoshima.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15066879717/sizes/h/]
[[Category:Castles]]
[[Category:Sengoku Period]]
*''Japanese'': 内城 ''(Uchi jou)''
Uchi castle was the third major fortress to serve as the seat of the [[Shimazu clan]] in [[Kagoshima]]. It served as the clan's chief base during its efforts in the late 16th century to conquer all of [[Kyushu]].
Unlike its predecessors, [[Tofukuji castle|Tôfukuji castle]] and [[Shimizu castle]], which were built on hills and which might therefore be characterized as ''yamashiro'' ("mountain fortresses"), Uchi was a ''hirajiro'' ("flatland fortress"). It was built in [[1550]] by [[Shimazu Takahisa]], who was resident in Ijûin at the time, but wished to shore up Shimazu control of Kagoshima as a strategic point, and thus had this new castle built and took up residence there. The "castle" was a simple ''[[yakata]]'' (fortified residence) covering roughly 100 square meters.
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==References==
*Plaques on-site in Kanmachi, Kagoshima.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15066879717/sizes/h/]
[[Category:Castles]]
[[Category:Sengoku Period]]
