Sano Castle
Little is known of Sano Castle. It is mostly connected to its nearby castle, Karasawayama Castle. Sano had built Karasawayama Castle, which had been established for some time. In 1602, there was a great fire in Edo castle, which could be seen from Karasawayama Castle. The Sano clan sent their condolences to the Emperor. Some historians say that when the Emperor realised that Karasawayama Castle looked down on Edo, he told the Sano clan that there was a law against this. In the same year of the fire, 1602, the Sano clan, rebuilt another new castle at a lower point on the hill - this castle was named Sano Castle. [1]
The Castle itself only existed for a short period of time. It was built in 1602, and after the clan moved their from their old castle, it was seized and they were forced to abandon it. It was unoccupied after that, and fell into ruin. [2] [3]
Present site
There is little on the present site except for three baileys indicating the footprint of the castle.
References
- ^ "Karasawayama Castle" J castle http://www.jcastle.info/castle/profile/95-Karasawayama-Castle
- ^ "Sano Castle" J castle http://www.jcastle.info/castle/profile/96-Sano-Castle
- ^ Sano City Tour guide - website http://www.sano-kankokk.jp/tour_guide/atrct/tg_atrct_005.html