Takamatsu Castle (Bitchu)
Takamatsu Castle may refer to: *Takamatsu Castle (Bitchū) situated in Bitchū province, (present-day Okayama, Okayama Prefecture), besieged in 1582 *Takamatsu Castle (Sanuki) is a Japanese castle located in central Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, on the island of Shikoku, Japan. It is also called , literally "seaweed castle," for its seawater moats. The castle was headquarters of the Takamatsu Domain, which ruled east ...

Takamatsu Castle (Bitchū)
of Bitchū Province was a Japanese castle in what is today the city of Okayama, Okayama, Okayama in Okayama Prefecture. Like most Japanese castles, it was built in the late 16th century, during the Azuchi–Momoyama period. History The castle, of the ''hirajō'' (plains castle) type, was built very close to sea level, on marshy ground that formed something of a natural moat. This distinguishes it from the more stereotypical image of a ''yamashiro'' (mountain castle), built atop a hill. It was originally built by the Mimura family and controlled by their vassals, the Ishikawa family. Both families were eliminated as significant powers by the Mōri clan, who seized Takamatsu, and all of Bitchu province, in 1575. The Mōri entrusted the castle to their vassal Shimizu Muneharu. Shimizu was closely related to the Ishikawa family. It's possible that he was already lord of Takamatsu shortly before the Mōri attacked, turning to their side upon the defeat of the Ishikawa, to maintain ...
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