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{{Castle | {{Castle | ||
|English Name= | |English Name=Fujita Castle | ||
|Japanese Name=藤田城 | |||
|Romaji Name=Fujita-jo | |||
|Founder=Ishikawa Arimitsu | |||
|Year Founded=1058-1065 | |||
Fujita Castle | |Castle Type=Hilltop | ||
|Japanese Name= | |Castle Condition=No main keep but other buildings | ||
藤田城 | |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period | ||
|Romaji Name= | |Access=Nogisawa Station on the Suigun Line, 15 minute walk | ||
Fujita-jo | |Visitor Information=24/7 | ||
|Time Required=45 minutes | |||
|City=Ishikawa | |||
|Founder= | |Prefecture=Fukushima Prefecture | ||
Ishikawa Arimitsu | |GPSLocation=37.18184, 140.42305 | ||
|Year Founded= | |Notes=Fujita Castle is a small hilltop castle with some reconstructed palisades and a lookout. There are several large boulders dotting the hillside, and the castle ruin forms a sort of “U” shape enclosing a mossy pine grove, so it’s all rather scenic. The ruin’s features are well sign-posted. | ||
1058-1065 | |History=Fujita Castle was the base of the Ishikawa Clan, and was possibly first built by Ishikawa Arimitsu in the mid eleventh century. Their relatives called Fujita took over the castle, and this is where the current name derives. Fujita Mitsusuke relocated his main base to a castle on nearby Shigiyama and changed the clan’s name to Ōdera. Fujita Castle was thereafter maintained as a branch castle of Shigiyamajō. In the Sengoku Period the Ōdera Kiyomitsu fought with Ishikawa Akimitsu and lost the clan’s territory, including Fujita Castle. | ||
|Castle Type= | |Year Visited=Viewer Contributed | ||
Hilltop | |rating_average=0.0 | ||
|Castle Condition= | |adminRating=1 | ||
No main keep but other buildings | |oldID=743 | ||
|Historical Period= | |||
Pre Edo Period | |||
|Access= | |||
Nogisawa Station on the Suigun Line, 15 minute walk | |||
|Visitor Information= | |||
|Time Required= | |||
45 minutes | |||
|City= | |||
Ishikawa | |||
|Prefecture= | |||
Fukushima Prefecture | |||
|Notes= | |||
Fujita Castle is a small hilltop castle with some reconstructed palisades and a lookout. There are several large boulders dotting the hillside, and the castle ruin forms a sort of “U” shape enclosing a mossy pine grove, so it’s all rather scenic. The ruin’s features are well sign-posted. | |||
|History= | |||
Fujita Castle was the base of the Ishikawa Clan, and was possibly first built by Ishikawa Arimitsu in the mid eleventh century. Their relatives called Fujita took over the castle, and this is where the current name derives. Fujita Mitsusuke relocated his main base to a castle on nearby Shigiyama and changed the clan’s name to Ōdera. Fujita Castle was thereafter maintained as a branch castle of Shigiyamajō. In the Sengoku Period the Ōdera Kiyomitsu fought with Ishikawa Akimitsu and lost the clan’s territory, including Fujita Castle. | |||
|Year Visited= | |||
Viewer Contributed | |||
|rating_average= | |||
0.0 | |||
|adminRating= | |||
1 | |||
|oldID= | |||
743 | |||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 12:31, 18 July 2017
Fujita Castle is a small hilltop castle with some reconstructed palisades and a lookout. There are several large boulders dotting the hillside, and the castle ruin forms a sort of “U” shape enclosing a mossy pine grove, so it’s all rather scenic. The ruin’s features are well sign-posted.
History
Fujita Castle was the base of the Ishikawa Clan, and was possibly first built by Ishikawa Arimitsu in the mid eleventh century. Their relatives called Fujita took over the castle, and this is where the current name derives. Fujita Mitsusuke relocated his main base to a castle on nearby Shigiyama and changed the clan’s name to Ōdera. Fujita Castle was thereafter maintained as a branch castle of Shigiyamajō. In the Sengoku Period the Ōdera Kiyomitsu fought with Ishikawa Akimitsu and lost the clan’s territory, including Fujita Castle.
Field Notes
Fujita Castle is a small hilltop castle with some reconstructed palisades and a lookout. There are several large boulders dotting the hillside, and the castle ruin forms a sort of “U” shape enclosing a mossy pine grove, so it’s all rather scenic. The ruin’s features are well sign-posted.
| Castle Profile | |
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| English Name | Fujita Castle |
| Japanese Name | 藤田城 |
| Founder | Ishikawa Arimitsu |
| Year Founded | 1058-1065 |
| Castle Type | Hilltop |
| Castle Condition | No main keep but other buildings |
| Historical Period | Pre Edo Period |
| Features | |
| Visitor Information | |
| Access | Nogisawa Station on the Suigun Line, 15 minute walk |
| Hours | 24/7 |
| Time Required | 45 minutes |
| Location | Ishikawa, Fukushima Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 37.18184, 140.42305 |
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| Admin Year Visited | Viewer Contributed |
