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|English Name= | |English Name=Shishiku Castle | ||
|Japanese Name=獅子吼城 | |||
|Romaji Name=Shishiku-jo | |||
|Alternate Names=Egusa-jo | |||
|Founder=Egusa Nobuyasu | |||
Shishiku Castle | |Year Founded=around 1392-1428 | ||
|Japanese Name= | |Castle Type=Mountaintop | ||
獅子吼城 | |Castle Condition=Ruins only | ||
|Romaji Name= | |Designations=Local Historic Site | ||
Shishiku-jo | |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period | ||
|Alternate Names= | |Features=trenches, stone walls | ||
Egusa-jo | |Access=Nirasaki Sta, Bus for Masutomi Onsen (40 mins), get off at Taira bus stop, walk 30 mins. | ||
|Founder= | |Visitor Information=open any time | ||
Egusa Nobuyasu | |Time Required=90 mins | ||
|Year Founded= | |City=Hokuto | ||
around 1392-1428 | |Prefecture=Yamanashi Prefecture | ||
|Castle Type= | |Notes=There are some really interesting stone wall remains around this castle. You don't see this much stonework around other castles in the area, especially Takeda castles so it was a site I've wanted to visit for some time. It's just not very easy to get to. There are busses from Nirasaki Station about every two hours, but some don't run on the weekend/holidays so you need to plan carefully. From the bus stop it's another 30 minute walk to the castle entrance. Near the bus stop is a sign that points you in the direction of the castle (in Japanese and English even!) so it is not difficult to just follow the signs to get there. The same sign also points the way (opposite way from the castle) to the Negoya Shrine which has a giant zelkova tree (Japanese elm). I did not visit the shrine but if you do, I have heard that there is another path to the castle from the shrine. If you visit in the fall it could be nice to see the golden leaves of the tree before climbing the mountain to the castle top. <p>The castle itself has more or less one main path, but from the entrance there are no signs and nothing is marked. At the entrance the path diverges immediately, one going straight and one going up the hill. You'll want to take the path straight ahead. There are no signs once inside, so you need to watch carefully and explore off the beaten path to find most of the stone wall remains in these photos. With so many interesting features I really wish this site had at least a couple more signs to help visitors. </p> | ||
Mountaintop | |History=As with many castles from the Sengoku period, we are not sure precisely when this was built or by whom. It may have been around as far back as the Kamakura Period (12th C.) but it first comes into prominence in the late 1300's. Egusa Nobuyasu, the third son of Takeda Nobumitsu, is noted to have been living in the castle from 1394-1428. There is also a 1509 record of an Egusa Castle, that was likely this site. After Takeda Shingen unified the greater area under his control, Shishiku Castle became an important link in the communication network to the Saku area of modern day Nagano Prefecture. It was also part of the smoke signal network to relay information to the Takeda home in Kofu at the [[Tsutsujigasaki Palace]]. The castle today has a kind of reconstructed imitation tower intended to show where they may have sent smoke signals. Many charcoal and burned wood artifacts were found here and the site also has a stone cave for making charcoal. <p>In 1582, the Takeda lost to Nobunaga and the castle temporarily came under Kawajiri Hidetaka who controlled the Kai region for Nobunaga. Later that same year, Nobunaga dies at the Honnoji Incident and Kawajiri is killed by a former Takeda retainer. The Tokugawa and Hojo fought for control of the Kai region as Tokugawa took Shinpu Castle and Hojo took Wakamiko Castle and Shishiku Castle. Later that year, Hattori Hanzo took these two castles from the Hojo. Since Tokugawa then controlled the greater Kai region, there was little need for Shishiku Castle and it was abandoned. | ||
|Castle Condition= | |Year Visited=2015 | ||
Ruins only | |AddedJcastle=2016 | ||
|Designations= | |Japanese Notes=獅子吼条は結構前から行きたかったけれど、最寄り駅から遠くて無理だと思っていたところでやっと具体的なバスの情報が見つかったら行くことにしました。バスは韮崎駅からだいたい二時間に一本程度で走っています。平バス停のすぐ近くにもう案内板が城跡と根古屋神社への道を指しているので城跡までの道はわかりやすいです。城跡と神社のそれぞれの道は反対にあんなされているけれど、根古屋神社から城跡への道もあるそうです。今回は神社へは行きませんでしたが、また機会があったら紅葉の時期に大ケヤキを見てから山に登りたいですね。<p> | ||
Local Historic Site | |||
|Historical Period= | |||
Pre Edo Period | |||
|Features= | |||
stone walls | |||
|Access= | |||
Nirasaki Sta, Bus for Masutomi Onsen (40 mins), get off at Taira bus stop, walk 30 mins. | |||
|Visitor Information= | |||
|Time Required= | |||
90 mins | |||
|City= | |||
Hokuto | |||
|Prefecture= | |||
Yamanashi Prefecture | |||
|Notes= | |||
There are some really interesting stone wall remains around this castle. You don't see this much stonework around other castles in the area, especially Takeda castles so it was a site I've wanted to visit for some time. It's just not very easy to get to. There are busses from Nirasaki Station about every two hours, but some don't run on the weekend/holidays so you need to plan carefully. From the bus stop it's another 30 minute walk to the castle entrance. Near the bus stop is a sign that points you in the direction of the castle (in Japanese and English even!) so it is not difficult to just follow the signs to get there. The same sign also points the way (opposite way from the castle) to the Negoya Shrine which has a giant zelkova tree (Japanese elm). I did not visit the shrine but if you do, I have heard that there is another path to the castle from the shrine. If you visit in the fall it could be nice to see the golden leaves of the tree before climbing the mountain to the castle top. <p>The castle itself has more or less one main path, but from the entrance there are no signs and nothing is marked. At the entrance the path diverges immediately, one going straight and one going up the hill. You'll want to take the path straight ahead. There are no signs once inside, so you need to watch carefully and explore off the beaten path to find most of the stone wall remains in these photos. With so many interesting features I really wish this site had at least a couple more signs to help visitors. </p> | |||
|History= | |||
As with many castles from the Sengoku period, we are not sure precisely when this was built or by whom. It may have been around as far back as the Kamakura Period (12th C.) but it first comes into prominence in the late 1300's. Egusa Nobuyasu, the third son of Takeda Nobumitsu, is noted to have been living in the castle from 1394-1428. There is also a 1509 record of an Egusa Castle, that was likely this site. After Takeda Shingen unified the greater area under his control, Shishiku Castle became an important link in the communication network to the Saku area of modern day Nagano Prefecture. It was also part of the smoke signal network to relay information to the Takeda home in Kofu at the Tsutsujigasaki Palace. The castle today has a kind of reconstructed imitation tower intended to show where they may have sent smoke signals. Many charcoal and burned wood artifacts were found here and the site also has a stone cave for making charcoal. <p>In 1582, the Takeda lost to Nobunaga and the castle temporarily came under Kawajiri Hidetaka who controlled the Kai region for Nobunaga. Later that same year, Nobunaga dies at the Honnoji Incident and Kawajiri is killed by a former Takeda retainer. The Tokugawa and Hojo fought for control of the Kai region as Tokugawa took Shinpu Castle and Hojo took Wakamiko Castle and Shishiku Castle. Later that year, Hattori Hanzo took these two castles from the Hojo. Since Tokugawa then controlled the greater Kai region, there was little need for Shishiku Castle and it was abandoned. | |||
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|Japanese Notes= | |||
獅子吼条は結構前から行きたかったけれど、最寄り駅から遠くて無理だと思っていたところでやっと具体的なバスの情報が見つかったら行くことにしました。バスは韮崎駅からだいたい二時間に一本程度で走っています。平バス停のすぐ近くにもう案内板が城跡と根古屋神社への道を指しているので城跡までの道はわかりやすいです。城跡と神社のそれぞれの道は反対にあんなされているけれど、根古屋神社から城跡への道もあるそうです。今回は神社へは行きませんでしたが、また機会があったら紅葉の時期に大ケヤキを見てから山に登りたいですね。<p> | |||
城跡の入り口で尾根に登るよりまっすぐ進む道を進めたいです。ここより案内板がないのでよく注意しながら竪堀と石積を探さなければなりません。主に道から見えない石積や炭焼釜が見えないので道から離れて探す必要があります。こんなに面白い城跡なのに案内板がほとんどないのはちょっと残念です。 | 城跡の入り口で尾根に登るよりまっすぐ進む道を進めたいです。ここより案内板がないのでよく注意しながら竪堀と石積を探さなければなりません。主に道から見えない石積や炭焼釜が見えないので道から離れて探す必要があります。こんなに面白い城跡なのに案内板がほとんどないのはちょっと残念です。 | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
|Visits=October 12, 2015 | |||
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Latest revision as of 21:23, 15 December 2024
There are some really interesting stone wall remains around this castle. You don't see this much stonework around other castles in the area, especially Takeda castles so it was a site I've wanted to visit for some time. It's just not very easy to get to. There are busses from Nirasaki Station about
History
As with many castles from the Sengoku period, we are not sure precisely when this was built or by whom. It may have been around as far back as the Kamakura Period (12th C.) but it first comes into prominence in the late 1300's. Egusa Nobuyasu, the third son of Takeda Nobumitsu, is noted to have been living in the castle from 1394-1428. There is also a 1509 record of an Egusa Castle, that was likely this site. After Takeda Shingen unified the greater area under his control, Shishiku Castle became an important link in the communication network to the Saku area of modern day Nagano Prefecture. It was also part of the smoke signal network to relay information to the Takeda home in Kofu at the Tsutsujigasaki Palace. The castle today has a kind of reconstructed imitation tower intended to show where they may have sent smoke signals. Many charcoal and burned wood artifacts were found here and the site also has a stone cave for making charcoal.
In 1582, the Takeda lost to Nobunaga and the castle temporarily came under Kawajiri Hidetaka who controlled the Kai region for Nobunaga. Later that same year, Nobunaga dies at the Honnoji Incident and Kawajiri is killed by a former Takeda retainer. The Tokugawa and Hojo fought for control of the Kai region as Tokugawa took Shinpu Castle and Hojo took Wakamiko Castle and Shishiku Castle. Later that year, Hattori Hanzo took these two castles from the Hojo. Since Tokugawa then controlled the greater Kai region, there was little need for Shishiku Castle and it was abandoned.
Field Notes
There are some really interesting stone wall remains around this castle. You don't see this much stonework around other castles in the area, especially Takeda castles so it was a site I've wanted to visit for some time. It's just not very easy to get to. There are busses from Nirasaki Station about every two hours, but some don't run on the weekend/holidays so you need to plan carefully. From the bus stop it's another 30 minute walk to the castle entrance. Near the bus stop is a sign that points you in the direction of the castle (in Japanese and English even!) so it is not difficult to just follow the signs to get there. The same sign also points the way (opposite way from the castle) to the Negoya Shrine which has a giant zelkova tree (Japanese elm). I did not visit the shrine but if you do, I have heard that there is another path to the castle from the shrine. If you visit in the fall it could be nice to see the golden leaves of the tree before climbing the mountain to the castle top.
The castle itself has more or less one main path, but from the entrance there are no signs and nothing is marked. At the entrance the path diverges immediately, one going straight and one going up the hill. You'll want to take the path straight ahead. There are no signs once inside, so you need to watch carefully and explore off the beaten path to find most of the stone wall remains in these photos. With so many interesting features I really wish this site had at least a couple more signs to help visitors.
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| Castle Profile | |
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| English Name | Shishiku Castle |
| Japanese Name | 獅子吼城 |
| Alternate Names | Egusa-jo |
| Founder | Egusa Nobuyasu |
| Year Founded | around 1392-1428 |
| Castle Type | Mountaintop |
| Castle Condition | Ruins only |
| Designations | Local Historic Site |
| Historical Period | Pre Edo Period |
| Features | trenches, stone walls |
| Visitor Information | |
| Access | Nirasaki Sta, Bus for Masutomi Onsen (40 mins), get off at Taira bus stop, walk 30 mins. |
| Hours | open any time |
| Time Required | 90 mins |
| Location | Hokuto, Yamanashi Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 35.81851, 138.46556 |
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| Admin | |
| Added to Jcastle | 2016 |
| Contributor | Eric |
| Admin Year Visited | 2015 |
| Admin Visits | October 12, 2015 |
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