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Revision as of 14:49, 27 May 2023

There are some good maps on the city website so I recommend you print and take one with. I also saw them at Shijonawate Station but not at Nozaki Station. The castle is deceptively large and it's easy to miss sections. I spent about 4 hours on the castle grounds, excluding the hike each way, trying

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History

Originally founded by Kizawa Nagamasa a top retainer of Hatakeyama. Miyoshi Nagayoshi relocated to Iimori Castle from Akutagawasan Castle in 1560. In fact, you can see Akutagawasan Castle in the far off distance from the lookout of the northernmost Bailey.


Iimori Castle is an historically valuable castle as one of the few castles before Azuchi Castle to extensively use stone walls.


Field Notes

There are some good maps on the city website so I recommend you print and take one with. I also saw them at Shijonawate Station but not at Nozaki Station. The castle is deceptively large and it's easy to miss sections. I spent about 4 hours on the castle grounds, excluding the hike each way, trying to get into as many baileys as possible and to uncover as many of the stone walls as possible. There are bits of ishigaki stone walls scattered throughout the site. Some are big wall sections but some are very small and mostly overgrown. You can probably tell from some of the pictures that's I've brushed or scraped away vegetation in some places to uncover the stonework below. In a few places paths or stone walls have eroded just in the last few years. I hope they are able to preserve the site better for the future.

Shijonawate Sta. is closest to the Iimori Castle trailhead and more trains stop here, but you can also go to Nozaki Sta. and hike through Nozaki Castle on the way to Iimori Castle.


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Castle Profile
English Name Iimori Castle
Japanese Name 飯盛城
Alternate Names Iimoriyama-jo
Founder Nagamasa Kizawa
Year Founded 1520
Castle Type Mountaintop
Castle Condition Ruins only
Designations Top 100 Castles, National Historic Site
Historical Period Pre Edo Period
Features trenches, stone walls
Visitor Information
Access Shijonawate Sta. (JR Touzai-Gakkentoshi Line), walk 15 mins to the trailhead
Hours mountain, open 24/7
Time Required 120 mins
URL Castle Website
Location Shijonawate, Osaka
Coordinates 34.72663, 135.65385
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Admin
Added to Jcastle 2023
Contributor Eric
Admin Year Visited 2023
Admin Visits February 26, 2023
Friends of JCastle
Shiro Meguri Fan
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Japan Castle Explorer
Jokaku Horoki
Shirobito


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