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|Notes=There are no clear ruins for this site but it has not been well studied either. It is one I'm asked about occasionally by visitors to Kyoto who find it on maps, so I decided to check it out one afternoon this spring when I was in the area. It was just happenstance that I ended up around here so I didn't even have my good camera with me. The castle sat at the endpoint of the mountain known as Yoshida-yama at the current site of the Munetada Shrine. It is one of the few high points in the city and especially this close to the center made it a useful defensive position. | |Notes=There are no clear ruins for this site but it has not been well studied either. It is one I'm asked about occasionally by visitors to Kyoto who find it on maps, so I decided to check it out one afternoon this spring when I was in the area. It was just happenstance that I ended up around here so I didn't even have my good camera with me. The castle sat at the endpoint of the mountain known as Yoshida-yama at the current site of the Munetada Shrine, but it may have extended as far as the Yoshida Shrine. It is one of the few high points in the city and especially this close to the center made it a useful defensive position. The road behind the Munetada Shrine clearly goes straight up one side across the top and down the other. There are no other similar roads on Yoshida-yama and is thought to have been a horikiri type trench separating the central part of the castle from the rest of the mountain. | ||
|History=The earliest record of a fortification here is 1336 when Ashikaga Takauji used it as an encampment in his fight against Emperor Godaigo. Hosokawa Harumoto had an encampment here in 1550 and in 1561 Matsunaga Hisahide's forces attacked Miyoshi forces who had holed up at the same site. Being the closest high point to central Kyoto made it a strategic and desirable location for many. Oda Nobunaga even had it scouted by Shibata Katsuie to build a castle, but it was deemed unsuitable for a modern castle. The site was likely abandoned as a fortification at this time. | |History=The earliest record of a fortification here is 1336 when Ashikaga Takauji used it as an encampment in his fight against Emperor Godaigo. Hosokawa Harumoto had an encampment here in 1550 and in 1561 Matsunaga Hisahide's forces attacked Miyoshi forces who had holed up at the same site. Being the closest high point to central Kyoto made it a strategic and desirable location for many. Oda Nobunaga even had it scouted by Shibata Katsuie to build a castle, but it was deemed unsuitable for a modern castle. The site was likely abandoned as a fortification at this time. | ||
|Year Visited=2024 | |Year Visited=2024 | ||
Revision as of 06:36, 1 October 2024
There are no clear ruins for this site but it has not been well studied either. It is one I'm asked about occasionally by visitors to Kyoto who find it on maps, so I decided to check it out one afternoon this spring when I was in the area. It was just happenstance that I ended up around here so I d
History
The earliest record of a fortification here is 1336 when Ashikaga Takauji used it as an encampment in his fight against Emperor Godaigo. Hosokawa Harumoto had an encampment here in 1550 and in 1561 Matsunaga Hisahide's forces attacked Miyoshi forces who had holed up at the same site. Being the closest high point to central Kyoto made it a strategic and desirable location for many. Oda Nobunaga even had it scouted by Shibata Katsuie to build a castle, but it was deemed unsuitable for a modern castle. The site was likely abandoned as a fortification at this time.
Field Notes
There are no clear ruins for this site but it has not been well studied either. It is one I'm asked about occasionally by visitors to Kyoto who find it on maps, so I decided to check it out one afternoon this spring when I was in the area. It was just happenstance that I ended up around here so I didn't even have my good camera with me. The castle sat at the endpoint of the mountain known as Yoshida-yama at the current site of the Munetada Shrine, but it may have extended as far as the Yoshida Shrine. It is one of the few high points in the city and especially this close to the center made it a useful defensive position. The road behind the Munetada Shrine clearly goes straight up one side across the top and down the other. There are no other similar roads on Yoshida-yama and is thought to have been a horikiri type trench separating the central part of the castle from the rest of the mountain.
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| English Name | Kaguraoka Castle |
| Japanese Name | 神楽岡城 |
| Founder | Ashikaga Takauji |
| Year Founded | 1336 |
| Castle Type | Mountaintop |
| Castle Condition | Ruins only |
| Historical Period | Pre Edo Period |
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| Visitor Information | |
| Access | |
| Hours | shrine, open any time |
| Time Required | 15 mins |
| Location | Kyoto, Kyoto |
| Coordinates | 35.02268, 135.78515 |
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| Admin | |
| Added to Jcastle | 2024 |
| Contributor | Eric |
| Admin Year Visited | 2024 |
| Admin Visits | June 1, 2024 |
