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{{Castle | {{Castle | ||
|English Name= | |English Name=Echi Imoto Castle | ||
|Japanese Name= | |Japanese Name=愛知井本城 | ||
|Romaji Name= | |Romaji Name=Echi-Imotojō | ||
|Founder=Ogura Clan; Shibata Katsuie | |Founder=Ogura Clan; Shibata Katsuie | ||
|Year Founded=Sengoku Period | |Year Founded=Sengoku Period | ||
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|Castle Condition=Ruins only | |Castle Condition=Ruins only | ||
|Historical Period=Pre Edo Period | |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period | ||
|Artifacts=Dorui, Tatebori, Karabori, Koguchi, Umadashi | |Artifacts=Dorui, Tatebori, Karabori, Koguchi, Umadashi | ||
|Features=trenches | |Features=trenches | ||
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|Visitor Information=Free; 24/7; Forest | |Visitor Information=Free; 24/7; Forest | ||
|Time Required=30 minutes | |Time Required=30 minutes | ||
|City=Higashi-Oumi | |City=Higashi-Oumi | ||
|Prefecture=Shiga Prefecture | |Prefecture=Shiga Prefecture | ||
|Notes=Imotojō is a clifftop earthworks castle ruin featuring dorui (earthen ramparts), karabori (dry moats), tatebori (climbing moats), and other earthworks. I believe I identified an umadashi (barbican) structure too. The shukuruwa (main bailey) is prominent because of the dorui surrounding it. The karabori further surrounds it on three sides, excepting the cliff side, and the ends of the moat terminate there and become tatebori. The site is forested but decently maintained. It seems that the main hall of Kasuga Shrine has been built into the adjacent cliff side. | |Notes=Imotojō is a clifftop earthworks castle ruin featuring dorui (earthen ramparts), karabori (dry moats), tatebori (climbing moats), and other earthworks. I believe I identified an umadashi (barbican) structure too. The shukuruwa (main bailey) is prominent because of the dorui surrounding it. The karabori further surrounds it on three sides, excepting the cliff side, and the ends of the moat terminate there and become tatebori. The site is forested but decently maintained. It seems that the main hall of Kasuga Shrine has been built into the adjacent cliff side. | ||
|History=Imotojō is said to have been one of the castles used by Shibata Katsuie to surround and besiege [[Namazue Castle]], the castle of the Namazue Clan who supported the Rokkaku during Oda Nobunaga’s campaigns against them. Another such castle, located toward Namazuejō but very close to Imotojō was [[ | |History=Imotojō is said to have been one of the castles used by Shibata Katsuie to surround and besiege [[Namazue Castle]], the castle of the Namazue Clan who supported the Rokkaku during Oda Nobunaga’s campaigns against them. Another such castle, located toward Namazuejō but very close to Imotojō was [[Echi Nakato Castle]]. Nakatojō appears to have very little in way of remains, but Imotojō has much more. Imotojō was a hirayamajiro-gakejiro (clifftop castle) built on the northern terrace of the Echi River plain, with developed defensive features such as dry moats, ramparts and multiple baileys. So it seems more elaborate than a jinshiro (encampment used whilst besieging a castle) like Nakatojō, and so perhaps it was built before Oda Nobunaga’s invasion by the Ogura Clan who were dominant in Echi Distrct and built nearby Aoyamajō too. That would make Imotojō a satellite castle of [[Echi Ogura Castle]] before being taken over and used by Shibata Katsuie. That would also mean that Imotojō was likely attacked along with Ogurajō by the Rokkaku in 1570 during their punitive campaign against the Ogura for betraying them in their fight with Nobunaga. | ||
|Year Visited=Viewer Contributed | |Year Visited=Viewer Contributed | ||
|AddedJcastle=2021 | |AddedJcastle=2021 | ||
|GPSLocation=35.10408, 136.24961 | |GPSLocation=35.10408, 136.24961 | ||
|Contributor=ART | |Contributor=ART | ||
Revision as of 18:06, 2 June 2022
Imotojō is a clifftop earthworks castle ruin featuring dorui (earthen ramparts), karabori (dry moats), tatebori (climbing moats), and other earthworks. I believe I identified an umadashi (barbican) structure too. The shukuruwa (main bailey) is prominent because of the dorui surrounding it. The karab
History
Imotojō is said to have been one of the castles used by Shibata Katsuie to surround and besiege Namazue Castle, the castle of the Namazue Clan who supported the Rokkaku during Oda Nobunaga’s campaigns against them. Another such castle, located toward Namazuejō but very close to Imotojō was Echi Nakato Castle. Nakatojō appears to have very little in way of remains, but Imotojō has much more. Imotojō was a hirayamajiro-gakejiro (clifftop castle) built on the northern terrace of the Echi River plain, with developed defensive features such as dry moats, ramparts and multiple baileys. So it seems more elaborate than a jinshiro (encampment used whilst besieging a castle) like Nakatojō, and so perhaps it was built before Oda Nobunaga’s invasion by the Ogura Clan who were dominant in Echi Distrct and built nearby Aoyamajō too. That would make Imotojō a satellite castle of Echi Ogura Castle before being taken over and used by Shibata Katsuie. That would also mean that Imotojō was likely attacked along with Ogurajō by the Rokkaku in 1570 during their punitive campaign against the Ogura for betraying them in their fight with Nobunaga.
Field Notes
Imotojō is a clifftop earthworks castle ruin featuring dorui (earthen ramparts), karabori (dry moats), tatebori (climbing moats), and other earthworks. I believe I identified an umadashi (barbican) structure too. The shukuruwa (main bailey) is prominent because of the dorui surrounding it. The karabori further surrounds it on three sides, excepting the cliff side, and the ends of the moat terminate there and become tatebori. The site is forested but decently maintained. It seems that the main hall of Kasuga Shrine has been built into the adjacent cliff side.
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| Castle Profile | |
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| English Name | Echi Imoto Castle |
| Japanese Name | 愛知井本城 |
| Founder | Ogura Clan; Shibata Katsuie |
| Year Founded | Sengoku Period |
| Castle Type | Hilltop |
| Castle Condition | Ruins only |
| Historical Period | Pre Edo Period |
| Artifacts | Dorui, Tatebori, Karabori, Koguchi, Umadashi |
| Features | trenches |
| Visitor Information | |
| Access | Yōkaichi Station on the Kotō-Ōmi Line; 10 minute drive or 70 minute walk |
| Hours | Free; 24/7; Forest |
| Time Required | 30 minutes |
| Location | Higashi-Oumi, Shiga Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 35.10408, 136.24961 |
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| Added to Jcastle | 2021 |
| Contributor | ART |
| Admin Year Visited | Viewer Contributed |
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