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|English Name=Monomi Castle (Murakami Clan Fort Network)
|Japanese Name=村上物見城
|Romaji Name=Murakami-Monomijō
|Alternate Names=Koyabajō (小屋場城)
|Founder=Murakami Yoshikiyo
|Year Founded=Sengoku Period
|Castle Type=Mountaintop
|Castle Condition=Ruins only
|Historical Period=Pre Edo Period
|Artifacts=Tatebori, Horikiri, Kuruwa
|Features=trenches
|Access=Nishi-Ueda Station on the Shinano Railway; hiking course (descend from route to Takatsuyajou)
|Visitor Information=Free; 24/7; Mountain
|Time Required=30 minutes
|City=Ueda
|Prefecture=Nagano Prefecture
|Notes=There is a route down from Kokuzōsanjō to Monomijō, but I could not find a route up and had to climb - rather than hike - up a boney, rocky ridge. I'm not sure but I might have used up half my energy that day on the climb up to Monomijō alone! At least I'd made it onto the mountain. I took a rest at the castle ruins. The layout is of two small integral baileys separated by a prominent trench. Toward the mountainside is a complex of trenches which cut into the ridge and then streak down the mountain's slopes.
|History=The name suggests that this small fort was used as a look-out post. The castle was also known as Koyabajō (小屋場城). For more information see my profile on [[Murakami Kokuzousan Castle]].
|Year Visited=Viewer Contributed
|AddedJcastle=2020
|GPSLocation=36.42331, 138.20731
|Contributor=ART
}}