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|Founder=Shibuya Clan | |Founder=Shibuya Clan | ||
|Year Founded=Heian Period | |Year Founded=Heian Period | ||
|Castle Type= | |Castle Type=Fortified Manor | ||
|Castle Condition=Ruins only | |Castle Condition=Ruins only | ||
|Historical Period=Pre Edo Period | |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period | ||
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|Prefecture=Tokyo | |Prefecture=Tokyo | ||
|Notes=Walking from the station and around the outside of the shrine, you can tell it would have been a good location for a castle. A nice rounded hilltop with good views of the area and a good water supply. | |Notes=Walking from the station and around the outside of the shrine, you can tell it would have been a good location for a castle. A nice rounded hilltop with good views of the area and a good water supply. | ||
Recent considerations by castle experts, namely Nishimata Fusao, legendary Kanto castle expert, downgrade this to barely a fortified manor and certainly not a castle as legends would have you believe. It looks like it is on a hilltop but it is actually only partway up a gradually slope and there are no other natural defenses leaving it vulnerable to attack. It is close to the main highway of the Kamakura Kaido, but it would have been too insignificant to have any major effect on the highway in terms of monitoring or controlling it. This type of location was common for Kamakura Period samurai residences, but samurai residences were not typically used as castles at this time. For any significant attack they would have left their homes. | |||
|History=Shibuya Castle starts with a fortified home of Kawasaki Motoie in the Heian Period. His son Shigeie took on the surname Shibuya. The castle is situated atop a hill with the Shibuya River along one side. The castle was captured and burned down by the Hojo in 1524. A stone in front of the temple is supposedly from the original castle. | |History=Shibuya Castle starts with a fortified home of Kawasaki Motoie in the Heian Period. His son Shigeie took on the surname Shibuya. The castle is situated atop a hill with the Shibuya River along one side. The castle was captured and burned down by the Hojo in 1524. A stone in front of the temple is supposedly from the original castle. | ||
|Year Visited=2021 | |Year Visited=2021 | ||
Revision as of 06:44, 1 July 2023
Walking from the station and around the outside of the shrine, you can tell it would have been a good location for a castle. A nice rounded hilltop with good views of the area and a good water supply. Recent considerations by castle experts, namely Nishimata Fusao, legendary Kanto castle expert, do
History
Shibuya Castle starts with a fortified home of Kawasaki Motoie in the Heian Period. His son Shigeie took on the surname Shibuya. The castle is situated atop a hill with the Shibuya River along one side. The castle was captured and burned down by the Hojo in 1524. A stone in front of the temple is supposedly from the original castle.
Field Notes
Walking from the station and around the outside of the shrine, you can tell it would have been a good location for a castle. A nice rounded hilltop with good views of the area and a good water supply.
Recent considerations by castle experts, namely Nishimata Fusao, legendary Kanto castle expert, downgrade this to barely a fortified manor and certainly not a castle as legends would have you believe. It looks like it is on a hilltop but it is actually only partway up a gradually slope and there are no other natural defenses leaving it vulnerable to attack. It is close to the main highway of the Kamakura Kaido, but it would have been too insignificant to have any major effect on the highway in terms of monitoring or controlling it. This type of location was common for Kamakura Period samurai residences, but samurai residences were not typically used as castles at this time. For any significant attack they would have left their homes.
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| Castle Profile | |
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| English Name | Shibuya Castle |
| Japanese Name | 渋谷城 |
| Founder | Shibuya Clan |
| Year Founded | Heian Period |
| Castle Type | Fortified Manor |
| Castle Condition | Ruins only |
| Historical Period | Pre Edo Period |
| Features | |
| Visitor Information | |
| Access | Shibuya Station (JR Yamanote Line); 10 mins walk |
| Hours | Shrine, open 24/7 |
| Time Required | 15 mins |
| URL | Castle Website |
| Location | Tokyo, Tokyo |
| Coordinates | 35.65747, 139.7063 |
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| Admin | |
| Added to Jcastle | 2022 |
| Contributor | Eric |
| Admin Year Visited | 2021 |
| Admin Visits | Dec 27, 2021 |
| Friends of JCastle | |
| Kojodan: Shibuya-jo | |
| Shirobito: Shibuya-jo | |
