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{{Castle | {{Castle | ||
|English Name= | |English Name=Gobara Castle | ||
|Japanese Name=郷原城 | |||
|Romaji Name=Gobara-jo | |||
|Founder=Sanada | |||
|Year Founded=15th C. (?) | |||
Gobara Castle | |Castle Type=Mountaintop | ||
|Japanese Name= | |Castle Condition=Ruins only | ||
郷原城 | |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period | ||
|Romaji Name= | |Features=trenches | ||
Gobara-jo | |Access=Gobara Sta. (Agatsuma Line), 30 min walk | ||
|Visitor Information=Mountain trails, open any time | |||
|Time Required=15 mins | |||
|Founder= | |City=Higashiazuma | ||
Sanada | |Prefecture=Gunma Prefecture | ||
|Year Founded= | |Notes=Gobara Castle is best visited in a trip to Iwabitsu Castle. Start from Gobara Station and walk to Seiryuin and Gobara Castle. Then walk the "Sanada Road" to Iwabitsu Castle. Gunma Haramachi is often given as the closest train station to Iwabitsu Castle but it is a long boring uphill walk. This route is much better and mostly wooded. After Iwabitsu Castle you can walk downhill all the way to Gunma Haramachi for the return trip. | ||
15th C. (?) | |History=The full history of Gobara Castle is unknown. It was likely built as a satellite defense to Iwabitsu Castle covering the rear entrance or Karamete entrance. With building Seiryuin, the fortified palace intended for Takeda Katsuyori, the defenses may have been fortified as well because Gobara Castle would have been a vital defense for Seiryuin too. It was originally thought that the castle was little more than a check point, but recent studies have shown it to have been a more well developed castle with multiple baileys, earthen bridge and trenches around. | ||
|Castle Type= | |Year Visited=2016 | ||
Mountaintop | |AddedJcastle=2016 | ||
|Castle Condition= | |Visits=April 29, 2016 | ||
Ruins only | |GPSLocation=36.5526, 138.79976 | ||
|Contributor=Eric | |||
|rating_average=1.0 | |||
|Historical Period= | |castleElev=529 | ||
Pre Edo Period | |ekiLatLng=36.54873,138.801097 | ||
|ekiElev=411 | |||
|elevChange=118 | |||
|kamon=sanada.jpg | |||
|kamonFam=Sanada | |||
|adminRating=1 | |||
|oldID=638 | |||
|Features= | |||
|Access= | |||
|Visitor Information= | |||
|Time Required= | |||
15 mins | |||
|City= | |||
Higashiazuma | |||
|Prefecture= | |||
Gunma Prefecture | |||
|Notes= | |||
Gobara Castle is best visited in a trip to Iwabitsu Castle. Start from Gobara Station and walk to Seiryuin and Gobara Castle. Then walk the "Sanada Road" to Iwabitsu Castle. Gunma Haramachi is often given as the closest train station to Iwabitsu Castle but it is a long boring uphill walk. This route is much better and mostly wooded. After Iwabitsu Castle you can walk downhill all the way to Gunma Haramachi for the return trip. | |||
|History= | |||
The full history of Gobara Castle is unknown. It was likely built as a satellite defense to Iwabitsu Castle covering the rear entrance or Karamete entrance. With building Seiryuin, the fortified palace intended for Takeda Katsuyori, the defenses may have been fortified as well because Gobara Castle would have been a vital defense for Seiryuin too. It was originally thought that the castle was little more than a check point, but recent studies have shown it to have been a more well developed castle with multiple baileys, earthen bridge and trenches around. | |||
|Visits= | |||
April 29, 2016 | |||
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|rating_average= | |||
1.0 | |||
|castleElev= | |||
529 | |||
|ekiLatLng= | |||
36.54873,138.801097 | |||
|ekiElev= | |||
411 | |||
|elevChange= | |||
118 | |||
|kamon= | |||
sanada.jpg | |||
|kamonFam= | |||
Sanada | |||
|adminRating= | |||
1 | |||
|oldID= | |||
638 | |||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 11:10, 15 December 2024
Gobara Castle is best visited in a trip to Iwabitsu Castle. Start from Gobara Station and walk to Seiryuin and Gobara Castle. Then walk the "Sanada Road" to Iwabitsu Castle. Gunma Haramachi is often given as the closest train station to Iwabitsu Castle but it is a long boring uphill walk. This route
History
The full history of Gobara Castle is unknown. It was likely built as a satellite defense to Iwabitsu Castle covering the rear entrance or Karamete entrance. With building Seiryuin, the fortified palace intended for Takeda Katsuyori, the defenses may have been fortified as well because Gobara Castle would have been a vital defense for Seiryuin too. It was originally thought that the castle was little more than a check point, but recent studies have shown it to have been a more well developed castle with multiple baileys, earthen bridge and trenches around.
Field Notes
Gobara Castle is best visited in a trip to Iwabitsu Castle. Start from Gobara Station and walk to Seiryuin and Gobara Castle. Then walk the "Sanada Road" to Iwabitsu Castle. Gunma Haramachi is often given as the closest train station to Iwabitsu Castle but it is a long boring uphill walk. This route is much better and mostly wooded. After Iwabitsu Castle you can walk downhill all the way to Gunma Haramachi for the return trip.
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| Castle Profile | |
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| English Name | Gobara Castle |
| Japanese Name | 郷原城 |
| Founder | Sanada |
| Year Founded | 15th C. (?) |
| Castle Type | Mountaintop |
| Castle Condition | Ruins only |
| Historical Period | Pre Edo Period |
| Features | trenches |
| Visitor Information | |
| Access | Gobara Sta. (Agatsuma Line), 30 min walk |
| Hours | Mountain trails, open any time |
| Time Required | 15 mins |
| Location | Higashiazuma, Gunma Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 36.5526, 138.79976 |
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| Admin | |
| Added to Jcastle | 2016 |
| Contributor | Eric |
| Admin Year Visited | 2016 |
| Admin Visits | April 29, 2016 |
