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  <p>Hayahshiohjo Castle is on a mountain ridge on the edge of the plain that stretches across modern day Matsumoto City and up the Yamabe valley extending east from Matsumoto. It has commanding views of the valley and the plain so it is easy to see why it was chosen for the Ogasawara's home castle. Hayashiohjo Castle combined with Hayashikojo Castle across the small valley to the south are often call Hayashi Castle together. </p>
  <p>Hayahshiohjo Castle is on a mountain ridge on the edge of the plain that stretches across modern day Matsumoto City and up the Yamabe valley extending east from Matsumoto. It has commanding views of the valley and the plain so it is easy to see why it was chosen for the Ogasawara's home castle. Hayashiohjo Castle combined with Hayashikojo Castle across the small valley to the south are often call Hayashi Castle together. </p>
|Year Visited=2015
|Year Visited=2015
|Japanese Notes=東北から道路によって頂上まで行けますが、尾根に沿った主要な登山道の方がずっと面白いです。数多くの小曲輪や堀切を見てどのように利用されたかを想像するのも楽しいし、眺めがいい場所
|Japanese Notes=東北から道路によって頂上まで行けますが、尾根に沿った主要な登山道の方がずっと面白いです。数多くの小曲輪や堀切を見てどのように利用されたかを想像するのも楽しいし、眺めがいい場所もあります。
もあります。
|Visits=October 31, 2015
|Visits=October 31, 2015
|GPSLocation=36.22526, 138.00911
|GPSLocation=36.22526, 138.00911

Revision as of 22:25, 14 September 2017

There is actually a road from the northeast side up to the top of the castle, but if you're going to walk it anyway, you might as well walk the main trail up the ridge. It's much more interesting. In particular, the main route up the ridge has countless small baileys all the way up.

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History

It's not clear exactly when the castle was founded but it was likely in the 1440's. Early records claim that Ogasawara Nagatomo, Kiyomune's son, was born in the Hayashi Palace in 1443. Hayashiohjo Castle was the main castle of the Ogasawara clan until they were defeated by Takeda Shingen. The Ogasawara gave up in a nearly bloodless battle when they were surrounded by the Takeda forces in 1550. The castle was destroyed and abandoned.

Hayahshiohjo Castle is on a mountain ridge on the edge of the plain that stretches across modern day Matsumoto City and up the Yamabe valley extending east from Matsumoto. It has commanding views of the valley and the plain so it is easy to see why it was chosen for the Ogasawara's home castle. Hayashiohjo Castle combined with Hayashikojo Castle across the small valley to the south are often call Hayashi Castle together.


Field Notes

There is actually a road from the northeast side up to the top of the castle, but if you're going to walk it anyway, you might as well walk the main trail up the ridge. It's much more interesting. In particular, the main route up the ridge has countless small baileys all the way up.


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Gallery
  • Entrance to the second bailey
  • Ridge along the way to the top of the mountain
  • Ichinomon Gate ruins
  • Horikiri trench
  • Small bailey along the way to the top
  • Ninokuruwa Bailey
  • Ninokuruwa Bailey
  • Embankment around the main bailey
  • Horikiri trench behind the main bailey
  • Small bailey behind the main bailey
  • Obikuruwa
  • Obikuruwa
  • Entrance to the main bailey
  • Entrance at the rear of the main bailey
  • Stone wall
  • Small bailey
  • embankment
  • foundation stones
  • Main bailey
  • Stone path to the main bailey
  • Small bailey
  • small bailey
  • Horikiri moat
  • Embankment of a small bailey
  • View from the castle
  • trail head
  • Map of nearby castle sites


Castle Profile
English Name Hayashiohjo Castle
Japanese Name 林大城
Alternate Names Kinkazan-jo, Hayashi-jo
Founder Ogasawara Kiyomune
Year Founded 1459
Castle Type Mountaintop
Castle Condition Ruins only
Designations Top 100 Mountaintop Castles, Prefectural Historic Site
Historical Period Pre Edo Period
Features stone walls
Visitor Information
Access Matsumoto Sta. (Shinonoi Line); 75 min walk.ta
Hours open anytime
Time Required 150 mins
URL Castle Website
Location Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture
Coordinates 36.22526, 138.00911
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Added to Jcastle
Admin Year Visited 2015
Admin Visits October 31, 2015


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