KINUGASA PARK --- It is adjacent to the site of the former/disappeared Kinugasa Castle on Mt. Kinugasa, the original home of the Miura clan. The official name of the mountain is "Kurakake-yama" (鞍掛山) because of its resemblance to a saddle on a horse's back, but today it is widely known as "Kinugasa-yama (衣笠山)" (衣笠山).
The park was established in 1907 to commemorate the war dead of the Russo-Japanese War. There are many cherry trees and bush clovers planted in the park. The cherry blossoms are especially famous and have been selected as one of the 100 best cherry blossom viewing spots in Japan.
Although the elevation is low, the view is relatively good, and one can see the urban area of Yokosuka, Yokohama, Tokyo Bay, the Boso Peninsula, and even the center of the city on a clear day.
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The park was established in 1907 to commemorate the war dead of the Russo-Japanese War. There are many cherry trees and bush clovers planted in the park. The cherry blossoms are especially famous and have been selected as one of the 100 best cherry blossom viewing spots in Japan.
Although the elevation is low, the view is relatively good, and one can see the urban area of Yokosuka, Yokohama, Tokyo Bay, the Boso Peninsula, and even the center of the city on a clear day.
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Kinugasa-yama was once the site of the main castle of the Miura Clan, which was powerful on the Miura Peninsula from the Heian to Kamakura periods.
It was a medieval mountain castle without stone walls or a moat, and it is thought that the Fukayama and Oyado Rivers served as moats, making good use of nature.
The Miura clan is said to have originated when Muraoka Tametoshi, a descendant of the Kanmu Taira clan, followed Minamoto no Yoriyoshi in the Battle of Mae-no-Kunen (1051-1062), and took the name "Miura Tametoshi" from the name of the territory he was given as a reward for his participation.
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The origin of Kinugasa Castle was a residence built in 1062 at the foot of Mount Kinugasa by Miura Heidaio Tametoshi, who is said to have been the founder of the Miura clan in this area. Later, this castle became the headquarters of the Miura clan, and was enlarged as the Miura clan expanded its power.
In 1180, when Minamoto no Yoritomo raised an army in Izu to overthrow the Heike clan, Miura Yoshicho supported Yoritomo, but Yoritomo was defeated in the Battle of Ishibashiyama. Unable to join Yoritomo's army, the Miura clan, including Yoshiaki, turned back and fought a battle at Kinugasa Castle against Hatakeyama Shigetada's army on the side of the Heike clan, and Kinugasa Castle fell. His father Yoshiaki was killed and the Miura clan fled to Awa Province.
Later, when the Kamakura shogunate was established, this castle became the home of the Miura clan again, but it was abandoned in 1247, the first year of the Kamakura period, when the Miura party fell in the Battle of Houji.
In 1180, when Minamoto no Yoritomo raised an army in Izu to overthrow the Heike clan, Miura Yoshicho supported Yoritomo, but Yoritomo was defeated in the Battle of Ishibashiyama. Unable to join Yoritomo's army, the Miura clan, including Yoshiaki, turned back and fought a battle at Kinugasa Castle against Hatakeyama Shigetada's army on the side of the Heike clan, and Kinugasa Castle fell. His father Yoshiaki was killed and the Miura clan fled to Awa Province.
Later, when the Kamakura shogunate was established, this castle became the home of the Miura clan again, but it was abandoned in 1247, the first year of the Kamakura period, when the Miura party fell in the Battle of Houji.
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