En un regard
Le château en bref
Former Anjō Castle (安城古城, Anjō kojo) stands in Shagudō, Anjō-chō, in the city of Anjō, Aichi Prefecture. Rather than a true lowland castle, it was a fortified residence built at the tip of a spur plateau overlooking the lowlands from a height of more than one storey of a house. Its founding date is unknown. The city holds that it served as an administrative residence of the Shiki estate from the Heian period, later used by military stewards (jitō) before the construction of Anshō Castle. The site is traditionally associated with the Matsudaira, who are said to have used it during the fighting for Anshō Castle in the sixteenth century; the date of its abandonment is not known. No moat, earthwork or stone wall has been clearly identified, the defence relying on the natural terrain. The site has been designated a historic site of the city of Anjō since 1 October 1963.