Shōryūji Castle
{{Infobox military installation
| name = Shōryūji Castle
勝龍寺城
| partof =
| location = Nagaokakyō, Kyoto, Japan
| coordinates = {{Coord|34|55|5.21|N|135|42|2.49|E|region:JP-27|display=inline,title}}
| map_type = Japan Kyoto Prefecture#Japan
| map_size =
| map_caption =
| map_relief = 1
| image = ShoryujiCastle.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Shōryūji Castle
Aerial photograph of the Shōryūji Castle in 2025
| type = hilltop
| code =
| built = 19 September, 1339
| builder = Hosokawa Yoriharu
| materials = Dry moats, earthwork, earthen bridges, stone walls, wood
| height =
| used = 1339 - 1649
| demolished = 1649
| condition = Imitation stone walls and turrets reconstructed
| ownership = City of Nagaokakyō, Kyoto
| controlledby =
| garrison =
| commanders =
| occupants = Yokoyama clan, Akechi Mitsuhide
Hosokawa clan, Nagai clan ({{ILL|Nahai Clan|lt=Nagai Clan|ja|永井氏}}, etc.
| battles =
| events =
}}
{{nihongo|Shōryūji Castle|勝龍寺城|Shōryūji-jō}} is a castle in Nagaokakyō, Kyoto, Japan.
History
This castle was constructed in 1339 by Hosokawa Yoriharu, a major samurai commander under Ashikaga Takauji, the founder of the Ashikaga shogunate.
The area around the castle is a strategic foothold to defend Kyoto, the capital of Japan at that time, from western threats. During the Ōnin War, this castle was used as a castle of the western alliance and became occupied by Iwanari Tomomichi, a daimyō of the Miyoshi clan, during the Sengoku period. The castle fell to Oda Nobunaga in 1568, and was given to Hosokawa Fujitaka, who occupied it until 1579.
At the battle of Yamazaki between Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Akechi Mitsuhide, following Mitsuhide's killing of Nobunaga, this castle's garrison collapsed, forcing Mitsuhide to flee to his death.{{cite book|last1=Turnbull|first1=Stephen|title=Toyotomi Hideyoshi|url=https://archive.org/details/toyotomihideyosh00turn|url-access=limited|date=2010|publisher=Osprey Publishing|location=Oxford|isbn=9781846039607|page=[https://archive.org/details/toyotomihideyosh00turn/page/n28 27]-29}}
Access
Gallery
Syouryuuj12.jpg|The yagura and a moat.
Syouryuuj17.jpg|fence and moat
Syouryuuj18.jpg|Replica turret and remains of tiger's mouth
Syouryuuj2.jpg|Parking lot at Shoryuji Castle Park
Syouryuuj21.jpg|Well ruins
Syouryuuj22.jpg|The estimated castle grounds of Shoryuji Castle
Syouryuuj4.jpg|Stone marker at Shoryuji Castle Park
Syouryuuj5.jpg|Excavated artifacts from Shoryuji Castle
Syouryuuj6.jpg|Excavated coins from Shoryuji Castle
Syouryuuj7.jpg|Excavated artifacts from Shoryuji Castle
Syouryuuj19.jpg|Earthen wall of Shōryūji Castle
References
{{reflist}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070513114634/http://www.nagaokakyo-kankou.jp/kankou/syoryu_kouen/index.html] Official Homepage of Nagaoka Tourist Bureau
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shoryuji Castle}}
Category:Castles in Kyoto Prefecture
Category:Former castles in Japan
Category:Ruined castles in Japan
{{japan-hist-stub}}