Toyoura

Toyoura occupies the western end of Nagato, facing the waters between Honshu and Kyushu. At Chōfu, Mōri Hidemoto founded a branch domain after the Mōri family's transfer to Suō and Nagato in 1600. He built Kushizaki Castle on the coast, then moved to a residence in the town after the castle was dismantled. Chōfu remained the seat of his descendants, whose smaller domain stood alongside the main Mōri lands.