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{{Castle
|English Name=
|English Name=Kamitohno Castle
 
|Japanese Name=上遠野城
 
|Romaji Name=Kamitohno-jo
 
|Alternate Names=Katohnojo
 
|Founder=Kamitōno
Kamitohno Castle
|Year Founded=Unknown: by at least Sengoku
|Japanese Name=
|Castle Type=Mountaintop
上遠野城
|Castle Condition=Ruins only
|Romaji Name=
|Historical Period=Pre Edo Period
Kamitohno-jo
|Features=stone walls
|Alternate Names=
|Access=A bus runs to Tohno village
Katohnojo
|Visitor Information=24hr/free
|Founder=
|Time Required=2 hours
Kamitōno
|City=Iwaki, Fukushima
|Year Founded=
|Prefecture=Fukushima Prefecture
Unknown: by at least Sengoku
|Notes=I visited by car.
|Castle Type=
Profile and photos contributed by AdamT
Mountaintop
|History=Although the castle’s founding date is unknown, it is said to have been built by the Kamitōno Clan. The clan claimed they were descendants of vassals who served the Imperial court in the Kamakura period. Although the castle was abandoned at the beginning of the Edo period, part of the citadel was used as a Jin’ya for the Tanakura fief for a while after.
|Castle Condition=
|Year Visited=Viewer Contributed
Ruins only
|AddedJcastle=2016
|Designations=
|GPSLocation=37.01253, 140.75086
 
|rating_average=2.0
|Historical Period=
|castleElev=213
Pre Edo Period
|ekiLatLng=37.006946,140.849837
|Main Keep Structure=
|ekiElev=4
 
|elevChange=209
|Year Reconstructed=
|adminRating=1
 
|oldID=599
|Artifacts=
 
 
|Features=
 
|Access=
 
A bus runs to Tohno village  
 
|Visitor Information=
 
24hr/free  
 
|Time Required=
2 hours
|City=
Iwaki, Fukushima
|Prefecture=
Fukushima Prefecture
|Notes=
 
 
I visited by car
<p><a href="http://jcastle.info/mypage/home/503">Profile and photos contributed by AdamT</a></p>
 
 
|History=
 
 
Although the castle’s founding date is unknown, it is said to have been built by the Kamitōno Clan. The clan claimed they were descendants of vassals who served the Imperial court in the Kamakura period. Although the castle was abandoned at the beginning of the Edo period, part of the citadel was used as a Jin’ya for the Tanakura fief for a while after.
 
 
|Visits=
 
|Japanese Notes=
 
 
|Year Visited=
Viewer Contributed
|Website=
 
|rating_average=
2.0
|castleElev=
213
|ekiLatLng=
37.006946,140.849837
|ekiElev=
4
|elevChange=
209
|kamon=
 
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|adminRating=
1
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599
|GPSLocation=
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Revision as of 23:23, 5 October 2017

I visited by car. Profile and photos contributed by AdamT

Kamitohno1.jpg

History

Although the castle’s founding date is unknown, it is said to have been built by the Kamitōno Clan. The clan claimed they were descendants of vassals who served the Imperial court in the Kamakura period. Although the castle was abandoned at the beginning of the Edo period, part of the citadel was used as a Jin’ya for the Tanakura fief for a while after.


Field Notes

I visited by car. Profile and photos contributed by AdamT




Gallery
  • Kamitohno1.jpg
  • Kamitohno2.jpg


Castle Profile
English Name Kamitohno Castle
Japanese Name 上遠野城
Alternate Names Katohnojo
Founder Kamitōno
Year Founded Unknown: by at least Sengoku
Castle Type Mountaintop
Castle Condition Ruins only
Historical Period Pre Edo Period
Features stone walls
Visitor Information
Access A bus runs to Tohno village
Hours 24hr/free
Time Required 2 hours
Location Iwaki, Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture
Coordinates 37.01253, 140.75086
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Admin
Added to Jcastle 2016
Admin Year Visited Viewer Contributed


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