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Ina Castle

🇯🇵 Japan · 15th century

Ina Castle in Japan
Photo: Lombroso · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Ina Castle (伊奈城, Inajō) is a castle located in the Kozakai area of Toyokawa city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

The lord of Ina village, Honda Sadatada, built Ina Castle in approximately 1440. It was well sited, for it was surrounded on three sides by rice paddies and rivers and on the fourth by an inlet, which allowed supplies to come into the castle directly from Mikawa Bay. Sadatora's descendants continued to use the castle as their headquarters from which they ruled the area for about 150 years, until Honda Yasutoshi was transferred to the Shimōsa region. Today there is a park on the site of the castle, with a small reconstruction of a tower and explanatory signboards in Japanese.

Text adapted from “Ina Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ina Castle ranks #6,565 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #294 of the 297 mapped in Japan. Founded c. 1440, it is older than 51% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 455 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Okazaki, 23 km away. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Ina Castle?

Ina Castle stands in Japan, at 34.79402°, 137.33482°.

When was Ina Castle built?

The atlas dates its founding to c. 1440. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Ina Castle?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,565 of 8,134 worldwide, and #294 in Japan. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.

What is the nearest castle to Ina Castle?

Yoshida Castle, about 6 km away.

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