Gujo Hachiman Castle

The reconstruction of this castle is done very well in wood. The interior is still a typical resonstruction museum and not in the style of an original castle but it has an old feeling and is well done. The surrounding castle town and mountains are also very picturesque, but the weather this day was

History

This castle was founded by Endo Morikazu after he won the battle of Mt. Todo and became lord over this area. He was only able to build up the stone walls of the castle before passed away and the castle passed to his son Yoshitaka. While Yoshitaka served as a retainer of Nobunaga Inaba Sadamichi was placed as the lord of the castle. Inaba built up the main keep and most of the supporting structures of the castle.

After the battle of Sekigahara, Yoshitaka returned to Gujo Hachiman. Endo Tsunetomo renovated much of the castle and fortified the castle town after he became lord in 1646. In 1870 the castle and all supporting structures were torn down except for some of the stone walls. The castle was rebuilt in wood in 1933.

Field Notes

The reconstruction of this castle is done very well in wood. The interior is still a typical resonstruction museum and not in the style of an original castle but it has an old feeling and is well done. The surrounding castle town and mountains are also very picturesque, but the weather this day was snowy/rainy and not good.

Gallery

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  gate, walls and bailey
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  stone walls
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  donjon and wall
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  castle town and river
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  main keep
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  walls and yagura

Castle Profile
English Name	Gujo Hachiman Castle
Japanese Name	郡上八幡城
Founder	Endo Morikazu
Year Founded	1559
Castle Type	Mountaintop
Castle Condition	Reconstructed main keep
Designations	Next 100 Castles, Prefectural Historic Site
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Main Keep Structure	4 levels, 5 stories
Year Reconstructed	1933 (wood)
Features	main keep, gates, turrets, stone walls, walls, castle town
Visitor Information
Access	Gujo Hachiman Station, Nagaragawa Line
Hours
Time Required
URL	Castle Website
Location	Gujo Hachiman, Gifu Prefecture
Coordinates	35.75308, 136.96136
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Admin
Added to Jcastle	2004
Contributor	Eric
Admin Year Visited	2004
Admin Visits	February 22, 2004

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