Shingushi Castle (Koka): Difference between revisions

From Jcastle.info
(Created page with "{{Castle |English Name=Shingushi Castle (Koka) |Japanese Name=新宮支城 |Romaji Name=Shingu-jo |Founder=Hattori? / unknown |Year Founded=Muromachi Period (1336-1573) |Castl...")
 
No edit summary
 
(One intermediate revision by the same user not shown)
Line 2: Line 2:
|English Name=Shingushi Castle (Koka)
|English Name=Shingushi Castle (Koka)
|Japanese Name=新宮支城
|Japanese Name=新宮支城
|Romaji Name=Shingu-jo
|Romaji Name=Shingushi-jo
|Founder=Hattori? / unknown
|Founder=Hattori? / unknown
|Year Founded=Muromachi Period (1336-1573)
|Year Founded=Muromachi Period (1336-1573)
Line 10: Line 10:
|Historical Period=Pre Edo Period
|Historical Period=Pre Edo Period
|Features=trenches
|Features=trenches
|Access=Konan Sta. (JR Kusatsu Line)
|Access=Konan Sta. (JR Kusatsu Line); 35 min walk
|Visitor Information=park, open any time
|Visitor Information=park, open any time
|Time Required=60 mins
|City=Koka
|City=Koka
|Prefecture=Shiga Prefecture
|Prefecture=Shiga Prefecture
|Notes=This was definitely one of the best, if not the best, of the Koka Castles visited in the spring of 2022. Shingu Castle is one of the largest and best of the Koka Castles and was designated "National Historic Sites of the Kokagunchuso" in 2008.
|Notes=Shingu Castle is one of the largest and best of the Koka Castles and was designated "National Historic Sites of the Kokagunchuso" in 2008.
|History=It is not known who built this castle but it was possibly one of the Hattori families in the area. It is considerably well developed so it would have been an important castle and possibly one that helped to hide the Rokkaku Yoshikata when he fled Nobunaga's forces. See [[Koka Castles|The Castles of Koka]] for more details.
|History=It is not known who built this castle but it was possibly one of the Hattori families in the area. It is paired with [[Shingu Castle (Koka)|Shingu Castle]] so please refer to that page for more details.  


The main Bailey is approximately 25m x 30m with 4m high embankments. It has a small Masugata type entrance, but the opening in the north that drops down the steep side is likely from erosion and the entrance looking location in southwest side was probably added later to make it easier to traverse the castle for other work in the mountains.
The main Bailey is approximately 18m x 30m and has the highest embankment of any of the Koka Castles at 10m on the inside in the southwest corner. This highest side also has a small terrace or shelf looking bailey in the middle. The same structure can also be seen at nearby [[Mochizuki Castle (Koka)|Mochizuki Castle]] and may have been for a small shrine. The embankments of the main bailey actually start smaller towards the entrance and increase in height going towards the back, following the natural increase in elevation.
 
On the North and South sides of the castle are high embankments built outside the castle. The castle features terraced baileys along the trail to the castle and a kind of Masugata square entrance built into the Second Bailey, which also connects directly to the entrance to the Main Bailey.  This structure for the masugata indicates the castle was likely just the original main bailey. The masugata entrance castle was likely added in the Sengoku Period and then the Second Bailey and terraced baileys were subsequently built down the ridge. side.
|Year Visited=2022
|Year Visited=2022
|AddedJcastle=2022
|AddedJcastle=2022
|Visits=February 11, 2022
|Visits=February 11, 2022
|GPSLocation=34.91772, 136.16217
|GPSLocation=34.91752, 136.1624
|Contributor=Eric
|Contributor=Eric
|Castle Collection=Koka Castles
|Castle Collection=Koka Castles
|FriendsLinks={{FriendsLinks
|FriendWebsiteName=Shirobito - Shingushi Castle
|FriendWebsiteURL=https://shirobito.jp/castle/2096
}}{{FriendsLinks
|FriendWebsiteName=Jokaku Horoki - Shingushi Castle
|FriendWebsiteURL=https://www.hb.pei.jp/shiro/oumi/shingu-shi-jyo/
}}{{FriendsLinks
|FriendWebsiteName=Kojodan - Shingushi Castle
|FriendWebsiteURL=https://kojodan.jp/castle/1135/
}}
}}
}}

Latest revision as of 13:29, 14 August 2022

Shingu Castle is one of the largest and best of the Koka Castles and was designated "National Historic Sites of the Kokagunchuso" in 2008.

Kokashingushi27.jpg

History

It is not known who built this castle but it was possibly one of the Hattori families in the area. It is paired with Shingu Castle so please refer to that page for more details.

The main Bailey is approximately 18m x 30m and has the highest embankment of any of the Koka Castles at 10m on the inside in the southwest corner. This highest side also has a small terrace or shelf looking bailey in the middle. The same structure can also be seen at nearby Mochizuki Castle and may have been for a small shrine. The embankments of the main bailey actually start smaller towards the entrance and increase in height going towards the back, following the natural increase in elevation.


Field Notes

Shingu Castle is one of the largest and best of the Koka Castles and was designated "National Historic Sites of the Kokagunchuso" in 2008.


Loading map...


Gallery
  • Kokashingushi27.jpg
  • Kokashingushi1.jpg
  • Kokashingushi2.jpg
  • Kokashingushi3.jpg
  • Kokashingushi4.jpg
  • Kokashingushi5.jpg
  • Kokashingushi6.jpg
  • Kokashingushi7.jpg
  • Kokashingushi8.jpg
  • Kokashingushi9.jpg
  • Kokashingushi10.jpg
  • Kokashingushi11.jpg
  • Kokashingushi12.jpg
  • Kokashingushi13.jpg
  • Kokashingushi14.jpg
  • Kokashingushi15.jpg
  • Kokashingushi16.jpg
  • Kokashingushi17.jpg
  • Kokashingushi18.jpg
  • Kokashingushi19.jpg
  • Kokashingushi20.jpg
  • Kokashingushi21.jpg
  • Kokashingushi22.jpg
  • Kokashingushi23.jpg
  • Kokashingushi24.jpg
  • Kokashingushi25.jpg
  • Kokashingushi26.jpg
  • Kokashingushi28.jpg
  • Kokashingushi29.jpg
  • Kokashingushi30.jpg
  • Kokashingushi31.jpg
  • Kokashingushi32.jpg
  • Kokashingushi33.jpg


Castle Profile
English Name Shingushi Castle (Koka)
Japanese Name 新宮支城
Founder Hattori? / unknown
Year Founded Muromachi Period (1336-1573)
Castle Type Hilltop
Castle Condition Ruins only
Designations National Historic Site
Historical Period Pre Edo Period
Features trenches
Visitor Information
Access Konan Sta. (JR Kusatsu Line); 35 min walk
Hours park, open any time
Time Required 60 mins
Location Koka, Shiga Prefecture
Coordinates 34.91752, 136.1624
Loading map...
Collections Koka Castles
Admin
Added to Jcastle 2022
Contributor Eric
Admin Year Visited 2022
Admin Visits February 11, 2022
Friends of JCastle
Shirobito - Shingushi Castle
Jokaku Horoki - Shingushi Castle
Kojodan - Shingushi Castle


4.00
(one vote)
Loading comments...



Retrieved from "http://jcastle.info/smw139/index.php?title=Shingushi_Castle_(Koka)&oldid=56552"
Monitored by WikiApiary
Powered by Semantic MediaWiki