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The castle is directly parallel to Maruoka Castle across the road but there is also a small ravine that makes it difficult to cross. The best way is to go along side the cemetery and climb up and to the left to reach the castle from behind. The embankments at this castle a

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See Maruoka Castle for details

Field Notes

The castle is directly parallel to Maruoka Castle across the road but there is also a small ravine that makes it difficult to cross. The best way is to go along side the cemetery and climb up and to the left to reach the castle from behind. The embankments at this castle are quite impressive and larger than Maruoka Castle, but the castle itself does not seem to be as well developed with just one main bailey and a small trench and entrance towards the downslope side of the castle only.

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English Name	Higashi Maruoka Castle (Koka)
Japanese Name	東丸岡城
Founder	Aoki clan
Year Founded	12th C.
Castle Type	Hilltop
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Features	trenches
Visitor Information
Access	Kosei Sta. (JR Kusatsu Line); 25 min walk
Hours	park, open 24/7
Time Required	20 mins
URL	Castle Website
Location	Konan, Shiga Prefecture
Coordinates	34.99978, 136.07013
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Collections	Koka Castles
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Added to Jcastle	2022
Contributor	Eric
Admin Year Visited	2022
Admin Visits	April 1, 2022
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 |Visitor Information=park, open 24/7
 |Time Required=20 mins
+|Website=https://mikumo-gakku.jp/publics/index/102/
 |City=Konan
 |Prefecture=Shiga Prefecture
-|Notes=At the top of the road just to the right side before the cemetery is a sign for Maruoka Castle. There are no trails but just climb the small embankment behind the sign and you'll soon find the trench of the main bailey. The site is a typical yakatajiro design. It's mostly overgrown but the embankments and trenches are well preserved.  Across the road and parallel to Maruoka Castle is [[Higashi Maruoka Castle (Koka)|Higashi Maruoka Castle]]. This dual castle type design is also common among [[Koka Castles]].
+|Notes=The castle is directly parallel to [[Maruoka Castle (Koka)|Maruoka Castle]] across the road but there is also a small ravine that makes it difficult to cross.  The best way is to go along side the cemetery and climb up and to the left to reach the castle from behind. The embankments at this castle are quite impressive and larger than [[Maruoka Castle (Koka)|Maruoka Castle]], but the castle itself does not seem to be as well developed with just one main bailey and a small trench and entrance towards the downslope side of the castle only.
-|History=Maruoka Castle was built by the Aoki Clan, one of the 53 clans of Koka Samurai. When the Rokkaku fell to Nobunaga, the Aoki allied with Nobunaga.  After the death of Nobunaga, Hideyoshi confiscated the lands and decommissioned the castle.
+|History=See [[Maruoka Castle (Koka)|Maruoka Castle]] for details
 |Year Visited=2022
 |AddedJcastle=2022
 |Visits=April 1, 2022
-|GPSLocation=35.00011, 136.06895
+|GPSLocation=34.99978, 136.07013
 |Contributor=Eric
 |Castle Collection=Koka Castles