Kawahara Castle

Kawaharajō has the remains of unebori and horikiri (trenches), but when I visited they were too overgrown to even approach. The remains of wooden pillars that supported structures have been unearthed here. In the main bailey a symbolic tower has been constructed but this is a faux reconstruction as

History

Takeda Takanobu built Kawaharajō as a satellite fortification of Ōfurisodeyamajō. In 1580, Kawaharajō was in territory controlled by Yamana Toyokuni from Tottorijō. At this time Tottorijō was conquered by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and the forces stationed at Kawaharajō fled when they heard the news, abandoning the fort to nature.

Field Notes

Kawaharajō has the remains of unebori and horikiri (trenches), but when I visited they were too overgrown to even approach. The remains of wooden pillars that supported structures have been unearthed here. In the main bailey a symbolic tower has been constructed but this is a faux reconstruction as no such structure ever existed at this site. Kawaharajō is properly called Maruyamajō and was known as such, but due to several other castle sites in the region also being called Maruyamajō, this castle is now known chiefly as Kawaharajō. The castle tower functions as a folk museum and observation platform. From here you can see Tottorijō's great stone ramparts. The tenshukaku (tower) was built in 1994.

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Castle Profile
English Name	Kawahara Castle
Japanese Name	河原城
Alternate Names	Maruyamajō
Founder	Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Year Founded	1580
Castle Type	Hilltop
Castle Condition	Reconstructed main keep
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Main Keep Structure	5 floors
Year Reconstructed	1994
Artifacts	Mogi-Tenshu, Unebori, Horikiri, Kuruwa
Features	main keep, trenches, stone walls, walls
Visitor Information
Access	Tottori Sta. (San'in Line), 20 min taxi or 25 min bus
Hours
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URL	Castle Website
Location	Tottori, Tottori Prefecture
Coordinates	35.40382, 134.19949
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Admin
Added to Jcastle	2017
Contributor	ART
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