Japan · 13th century
Jōjō Castle ranks #5,461 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #245 of the 295 mapped in Japan. Founded 1218, it is older than 74% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1091 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Nagoya, 10 km away. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.
Jōjō Castle (上条城, Jōjō-jō) was a hirashiro (平城, castle constructed on the plains) located in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It was built in 1218 by Osaka Kouzen. Currently only ruins are left.
From 1558 to 1573, the castle lord was Sassa Narimasa's subordinate. When the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute occurred in 1584, Ikeda Tsuneoki came there. After the war, Toyotomi Hideyoshi stayed at Jōjō Castle. The founder of Higashikasugai, Mayor Hayashi Kimbei, lived here during the Meiji period.
Text adapted from “Jōjō Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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