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The Monomi Yagura, the large slightly darker colored yagura on the left side of this section of castle, is original It was used as part of the Civic Center (kominkan) following the Edo Period until it was dismantled and move back to it's original location in 199X. The inside has been restored and yo

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Field Notes

The Monomi Yagura, the large slightly darker colored yagura on the left side of this section of castle, is original It was used as part of the Civic Center (kominkan) following the Edo Period until it was dismantled and move back to it's original location in 199X. The inside has been restored and you can go inside today.

The Omotemon Gate is also original. It was moved from the castle to Saihoji Temple in the Meiji Period but was moved back to its original location in the castle in 2018. You will still see many castle sites out there that show it at the Saihoji Temple.

The XX building fromthe Hanko, or Domain School, built in the 1700s has also been relocated to the nearby XX temple grounds just a short walk from the restored castle.

The restored and reconstructed is a truly imposing structure. It is almost like a giant long The long wall of tamon yagura connecting a couple gates and a big yagura is a really imposing structure. I imagine this is what some complete defensive walls at other big castles like Osaka Castle or Edo catsle might have been like. For this small jin'ya though, that's all it had was the one major structure, but it is still a fabulous reconstruction and I"m glad we have it today. The jin'ya is nestled right at the edge of the Vally and effectively closes off a corner behind it so it also has some result of being a bigger castle than it is. That is very smartly designed. From the jin'ya there was a well developed castle down which holds many of the signs of the end of the Edo Period castle town even today hidden in the street layout and plots of land.

There is a grouping of 4 extant samurai residences near to the castle in the area that was zoned for middle class samurai. I saw "extant" but one has been heavily modified into a more modern home, two seem to have been condemned and a fourth has some modifications but is no longer lived in. This last is called the Takeuchi Residence today, but was originally on the plot of land labeled X in the end of the Edo Period. No one lives there today but the small house has a collection of relics from the Edo Period and tours are held occasionally during town festivals. One such festival was held last October to gather donations to restore the house. I planned my visit to Mikazuki Jin'ya precisely for this tour and event only to come down with COVID. Still, I went to visit anyway as soon as I got a good chance to go, even if I could not go inside. Perhaps they will do it again. I'm watching and waiting....

be careful, does not take IC cards, need to buy a ticket from himeji.

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Gallery

Original Monomi Yagura
Inside Monami Yagura
View out the back of the yagura
stone garden

Castle Profile
English Name	Mikazuki Jin'ya
Japanese Name	三日月陣屋
Founder
Year Founded
Castle Type	Flatland
Castle Condition	No main keep but other buildings
Historical Period	Edo Period
Features	gates, turrets, bridges, samurai homes, water moats, stone walls, walls, castle town
Visitor Information
Access	Mikazuki, 20 min walk
Hours
Time Required	45 mins for restored area
Location	Harima, Hyogo Prefecture
Coordinates	34.99084, 134.43125
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Added to Jcastle	2024
Contributor	Eric
Admin Year Visited	2023
Admin Visits	Nov 4, 2023

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-|Notes=The long wall of tamon yagura connecting a couple gates and a big yagura is a really imposing structure. I imagine this is what some complete defensive walls at other big castles like [[Osaka Castle]] or [[Edo catsle]] might have been like. For this small jin'ya though, that's all it had was the one major structure, but it is still a fabulous reconstruction and I"m glad we have it today. The jin'ya is nestled right at the edge of the Vally and effectively closes off a corner behind it so it also has some result of being a bigger castle than it is.  That is very smartly designed. From the jin'ya there was a well developed castle down which holds many of the signs of the end of the Edo Period castle town even today hidden in the street layout and plots of land.
+|Notes=The Monomi Yagura, the large slightly darker colored yagura on the left side of this section of castle, is original It was used as part of the Civic Center (kominkan) following the Edo Period until it was dismantled and move back to it's original location in 199X. The inside has been restored and you can go inside today.
+The Omotemon Gate is also original. It was moved from the castle to Saihoji Temple in the Meiji Period but was moved back to its original location in the castle in 2018. You will still see many castle sites out there that show it at the Saihoji Temple.
+The XX building fromthe Hanko, or Domain School, built in the 1700s has also been relocated to the nearby XX temple grounds just a short walk from the restored castle.
+The restored and reconstructed is a truly imposing structure. It is almost like a giant long
+The long wall of tamon yagura connecting a couple gates and a big yagura is a really imposing structure. I imagine this is what some complete defensive walls at other big castles like [[Osaka Castle]] or [[Edo catsle]] might have been like. For this small jin'ya though, that's all it had was the one major structure, but it is still a fabulous reconstruction and I"m glad we have it today. The jin'ya is nestled right at the edge of the Vally and effectively closes off a corner behind it so it also has some result of being a bigger castle than it is.  That is very smartly designed. From the jin'ya there was a well developed castle down which holds many of the signs of the end of the Edo Period castle town even today hidden in the street layout and plots of land.
 There is a grouping of 4 extant [[samurai residences]] near to the castle in the area that was zoned for middle class samurai. I saw "extant" but one has been heavily modified into a more modern home, two seem to have been condemned and a fourth has some modifications but is no longer lived in.  This last is called the Takeuchi Residence today, but was originally on the plot of land labeled X in the end of the Edo Period. No one lives there today but the small house has a collection of relics from the Edo Period and tours are held occasionally during town festivals. One such festival was held last October to gather donations to restore the house.  I planned my visit to Mikazuki Jin'ya precisely for this tour and event only to come down with COVID. Still, I went to visit anyway as soon as I got a good chance to go, even if I could not go inside. Perhaps they will do it again. I'm watching and waiting....