Hinatabata Yakata

Hinatabata-yakata is a fortified manor hall site in the Sanada Township of Ueda Municipality. The site is now terraced fields at the foot of the Matsuo castle-mount; and the hiking trail starts here. There are some nice stone-piled retaining walls, but these do not date to the time of the yakata. Re

History

Hinatabata-yakata was the first manor hall of the Sanada Clan, predating the Yamaga-yakata and the Sanada-yakata. Hinatabata-yakata may have been constructed as early as the Kamakura period, and was inhabited into the Muromachi period. The site then became a temple, Jōfukuin, which served as the Sanada's bodaiji (clan temple).

Field Notes

Hinatabata-yakata is a fortified manor hall site in the Sanada Township of Ueda Municipality. The site is now terraced fields at the foot of the Matsuo castle-mount; and the hiking trail starts here. There are some nice stone-piled retaining walls, but these do not date to the time of the yakata. Relics include stone gorintō (five-tier stupas), cenotaphs of the Sanada Clan, and a shrine where Sanada Yukimura is enshrined. The Anchira shrine contains a wooden statue which is thought to depict either Sanada Yukimura or Sanada Yukitaka. There is also an altar to Amida. I came here en route to Matsuo Castle in 2020.

Gallery

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  Sanada Clan cenotaphs
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  Matsuo castle-mount
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Castle Profile
English Name	Hinatabata Yakata
Japanese Name	日向畑館
Founder	Sanada Clan
Year Founded	Kamakura Period
Castle Type	Fortified Manor
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Features
Visitor Information
Access	Ueda Station on the Shinano Railway; Sugadaira Bus from Ueda Station No.3 Bus Stop; rental cycle
Hours	24/7 free; fields
Time Required	20 minutes
URL	Castle Website
Location	Ueda, Nagano Prefecture
Coordinates	36.45597, 138.34092
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Added to Jcastle	2023
Contributor	ART
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