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|English Name=Uenodan Yakata
|English Name=Uenodan Yakata
|Japanese Name=上之段館
|Japanese Name=上之段館
|Romaji Name=Uenodam-yakata
|Romaji Name=Uenodan-yakata
|Founder=Ogasawara Clan
|Founder=Ogasawara Clan
|Year Founded=Sengoku Period
|Year Founded=Sengoku Period
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|Prefecture=Nagano Prefecture
|Prefecture=Nagano Prefecture
|Notes=Uenodan-yakata, the site of a fortified manor, is now fields and orchards adjacent to some shrines. The area is terraced and agricultural but the upper terraces are the former site of a fortified manor house. There is a small terraced space 20m long which could be considered the upper bailey, and below it a wider one, 80m long, which is the lower bailey. The sloped embankments here represent what's left of the earthworks which fortified the site.
|Notes=Uenodan-yakata, the site of a fortified manor, is now fields and orchards adjacent to some shrines. The area is terraced and agricultural but the upper terraces are the former site of a fortified manor house. There is a small terraced space 20m long which could be considered the upper bailey, and below it a wider one, 80m long, which is the lower bailey. The sloped embankments here represent what's left of the earthworks which fortified the site.
|History=It is thought that this was the manor hall for the use of the commander of Arashijō in the mountains above. See Arashi Castle for more information. The lord of the manor would've been a vassal of the Ogasawara clan.
|History=It is thought that this was the manor hall for the use of the commander of Arashijō in the mountains above. See [[Arashi Castle]] for more information. The lord of the manor would've been a vassal of the Ogasawara clan.
|Year Visited=Viewer Contributed
|Year Visited=Viewer Contributed
|AddedJcastle=2021
|AddedJcastle=2021

Latest revision as of 17:07, 31 December 2021

Uenodan-yakata, the site of a fortified manor, is now fields and orchards adjacent to some shrines. The area is terraced and agricultural but the upper terraces are the former site of a fortified manor house. There is a small terraced space 20m long which could be considered the upper bailey, and be

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History

It is thought that this was the manor hall for the use of the commander of Arashijō in the mountains above. See Arashi Castle for more information. The lord of the manor would've been a vassal of the Ogasawara clan.


Field Notes

Uenodan-yakata, the site of a fortified manor, is now fields and orchards adjacent to some shrines. The area is terraced and agricultural but the upper terraces are the former site of a fortified manor house. There is a small terraced space 20m long which could be considered the upper bailey, and below it a wider one, 80m long, which is the lower bailey. The sloped embankments here represent what's left of the earthworks which fortified the site.




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Castle Profile
English Name Uenodan Yakata
Japanese Name 上之段館
Founder Ogasawara Clan
Year Founded Sengoku Period
Castle Type Fortified Manor
Castle Condition Ruins only
Historical Period Pre Edo Period
Artifacts Kuruwa, Kirigishi
Features
Visitor Information
Access Shiojiri Station on the Chūō Main Line; 40 minute walk
Hours 24/7; Free; Fields
Time Required 20 minutes
Location Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture
Coordinates 36.09414, 137.96632
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Admin
Added to Jcastle 2021
Contributor ART
Admin Year Visited Viewer Contributed
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