Okishio Castle

...The Chugoku Expressway runs east-west through the center of the town. During the Muromachi period, the Akamatsu clan built Oshio Castle, but it was dismantled when Himeji Castle was built, and the timber was used for the new castle. Most of the farmers are part-time farmers who mainly grow rice, but chicken farming is also popular, and the town is one of the leading egg producing areas in the prefecture. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Okishio Castle" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…町の中央を東西に中国自動車道が通過する。室町時代に赤松氏が置塩（おしお）城を構えたが，姫路城築城に際して解体され，その用材にされたという。農家の大半は米作中心の兼業農家であるが，養鶏が盛んで，県下有数の卵の産地となっている。…

※「置塩城」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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