Itakura clan
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The Itakura clan is a Japanese clan which came to prominence during the Sengoku period. The family claimed descent from Shibukawa Yoshiaki, the son of Ashikaga Yasuuji, a relative of the Ashikaga shōg
Itakura Katsukiyo, a famous clan member of the 19th century
Niwase Domain
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Niwase Domain was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, in what is now central Okayama Prefecture. It controlled a small portion of eastern Bitchū Province and was centered
Itakura clan
…Ashikaga Yasuuji, a relative of the Ashikaga shōguns. Over time, the clan evolved into several branches which were daimyō, ruling the Bitchū-Matsuyama, Niwase, Fukushima, and Annaka Domains. One of Yoshiaki's descendants went to Mikawa Province and entered the service of the Matsudaira clan; the Itakura…
Site of Niwase Castle
Itakura Katsuhiro, last ruler of Niwase Domain
Remnant of moats of Niwase Castle