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|Designations=Local Historic Site | |Designations=Local Historic Site | ||
|Historical Period=Edo Period | |Historical Period=Edo Period | ||
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|Year Reconstructed=1978 | |Year Reconstructed=1978 | ||
|Artifacts=Yagura, ishigaki | |Artifacts=Yagura, ishigaki | ||
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|Visitor Information=24/7 free | |Visitor Information=24/7 free | ||
|Time Required=25 minutes | |Time Required=25 minutes | ||
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|City=Toyota | |City=Toyota | ||
|Prefecture=Aichi Prefecture | |Prefecture=Aichi Prefecture | ||
|Notes=Koromo Castle consists of an ishigaki (stone-piled wall) segment with a turret atop. The stone blocks used in the rampart segment show signs of being quarried and carved traditionally, which makes me think that the yaguradai is preserved from the Edo Period, or perhaps later restored using original materials. It is next to a modern stone wall, however. The turret is not original and was reconstructed in 1978 (English Wikipedia says “1959”, which I think is a mistake, and Japanese Wikipedia says 1977; I’m using 1978 because that’s what the sign at the site says). Now part of a park, the site is quite small, although the original castle was more expansive. A depiction of the original castle is shown at the site. The yagura was not open when we visited. Next to the castle is a large tea pavilion called Yūjitsutei which was originally built as a sho’in and chashitsu at Terabejō (long lost go’ten remnant perhaps? Although Terabejō became a jin’ya in 1618), but was relocated to a temple, Ryūju’in, in 1892 before being acquired by Toyota City in 1977. | |Notes=Koromo Castle consists of an ishigaki (stone-piled wall) segment with a turret atop. The stone blocks used in the rampart segment show signs of being quarried and carved traditionally, which makes me think that the yaguradai is preserved from the Edo Period, or perhaps later restored using original materials. It is next to a modern stone wall, however. The turret is not original and was reconstructed in 1978 (English Wikipedia says “1959”, which I think is a mistake, and Japanese Wikipedia says 1977; I’m using 1978 because that’s what the sign at the site says). Now part of a park, the site is quite small, although the original castle was more expansive. A depiction of the original castle is shown at the site. The yagura was not open when we visited. Next to the castle is a large tea pavilion called Yūjitsutei which was originally built as a sho’in and chashitsu at Terabejō (long lost go’ten remnant perhaps? Although Terabejō became a jin’ya in 1618), but was relocated to a temple, Ryūju’in, in 1892 before being acquired by Toyota City in 1977. | ||
|History=Koromo Castle of Koromo Domain was built in 1749 by Naitō Masamitsu. Formerly the territory had been administered by the Miyake Clan from their Jin’ya, known as the Sakura Residence because its founder, Miyake Yasusada, had planted cherry trees all around it in 1600. Jin’ya were smaller scale administrative centers built in fiefdoms too small to support a castle. Koromojō when originally built had two yagura and a small donjon. It was also called Shichishūjō (“Seven Country Castle”) because from the castle could be seen seven provinces: Mikawa, Owari, Mino, Shinano, Tōtōmi, Ise, Ōmi. | |History=Koromo Castle of Koromo Domain was built in 1749 by Naitō Masamitsu. Formerly the territory had been administered by the Miyake Clan from their Jin’ya, known as the Sakura Residence because its founder, Miyake Yasusada, had planted cherry trees all around it in 1600. Jin’ya were smaller scale administrative centers built in fiefdoms too small to support a castle. Koromojō when originally built had two yagura and a small donjon. It was also called Shichishūjō (“Seven Country Castle”) because from the castle could be seen seven provinces: Mikawa, Owari, Mino, Shinano, Tōtōmi, Ise, Ōmi. | ||
|Year Visited= | |Year Visited=2020 | ||
|AddedJcastle=2019 | |AddedJcastle=2019 | ||
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|GPSLocation=35.07976, 137.15056 | |GPSLocation=35.07976, 137.15056 | ||
|Contributor=ART | |Contributor=ART | ||
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Revision as of 19:29, 16 August 2020
Koromo Castle consists of an ishigaki (stone-piled wall) segment with a turret atop. The stone blocks used in the rampart segment show signs of being quarried and carved traditionally, which makes me think that the yaguradai is preserved from the Edo Period, or perhaps later restored using original
History
Koromo Castle of Koromo Domain was built in 1749 by Naitō Masamitsu. Formerly the territory had been administered by the Miyake Clan from their Jin’ya, known as the Sakura Residence because its founder, Miyake Yasusada, had planted cherry trees all around it in 1600. Jin’ya were smaller scale administrative centers built in fiefdoms too small to support a castle. Koromojō when originally built had two yagura and a small donjon. It was also called Shichishūjō (“Seven Country Castle”) because from the castle could be seen seven provinces: Mikawa, Owari, Mino, Shinano, Tōtōmi, Ise, Ōmi.
Field Notes
Koromo Castle consists of an ishigaki (stone-piled wall) segment with a turret atop. The stone blocks used in the rampart segment show signs of being quarried and carved traditionally, which makes me think that the yaguradai is preserved from the Edo Period, or perhaps later restored using original materials. It is next to a modern stone wall, however. The turret is not original and was reconstructed in 1978 (English Wikipedia says “1959”, which I think is a mistake, and Japanese Wikipedia says 1977; I’m using 1978 because that’s what the sign at the site says). Now part of a park, the site is quite small, although the original castle was more expansive. A depiction of the original castle is shown at the site. The yagura was not open when we visited. Next to the castle is a large tea pavilion called Yūjitsutei which was originally built as a sho’in and chashitsu at Terabejō (long lost go’ten remnant perhaps? Although Terabejō became a jin’ya in 1618), but was relocated to a temple, Ryūju’in, in 1892 before being acquired by Toyota City in 1977.
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| Castle Profile | |
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| English Name | Koromo Castle |
| Japanese Name | 拳母城 |
| Alternate Names | Shichishūjō |
| Founder | Naitō Masamitsu |
| Year Founded | 1749 |
| Castle Type | Hilltop |
| Castle Condition | No main keep but other buildings |
| Designations | Local Historic Site |
| Historical Period | Edo Period |
| Year Reconstructed | 1978 |
| Artifacts | Yagura, ishigaki |
| Features | turrets, stone walls |
| Visitor Information | |
| Access | Aichi Loop Railway: Shin'urugoromo Station |
| Hours | 24/7 free |
| Time Required | 25 minutes |
| Location | Toyota, Aichi Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 35.07976, 137.15056 |
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| Added to Jcastle | 2019 |
| Contributor | ART |
| Admin Year Visited | 2020 |
