En un regard
Le château en bref
Makinoshima Castle (牧之島城, Makinoshima-jō) stands in Makinoshima, Shinshūshinmachi, in the city of Nagano. It was built in 1566 on part of the former Maki Castle of the Kōsaka: Takeda Shingen commissioned Baba Nobufusa to develop the site in order to watch the forces of Echigo and control the Sarashina and Minochi mountains. After Baba's death at Nagashino in 1575, his son succeeded him. In 1582 the castle passed to Uesugi Kagekatsu, then, after 1598, to Tamaru Naomasa, Mori Tadamasa and finally Matsudaira Tadateru in 1603. It was abandoned in 1616, following Tadateru's disgrace. Protected on three sides by the Sai River and its cliffs, it comprises a honmaru and a ninomaru separated by a water-filled moat, an L-shaped entrance (masugata) and outer works in the form of half-moon enclosures (maru-umadashi), which are typical of Takeda fortification. Designated a prefectural historic site on 31 March 1966, it can be visited freely, and in spring it attracts visitors for its cherry trees.