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|Notes=The photo above shows only the lowest bailey of the castle. It is the small portion just beyond the two mountains streams that converge | |Notes=The photo above shows only the lowest bailey of the castle. It is the small portion just beyond the two mountains streams that converge into a small valley. The majority of the remains go straight up to the left along the steep slope. There should be a couple big trenches. I was not able to find a safe route across this valley nor up the slippery slopes that made it somewhat dangerous to try to get any closer than this distant photo. This little Bailey wouldn't be that interesting anyway, the better part would have been the horikiri above. In fact, I don't even see anyone else online who has successfully traversed up the hillside to the trenches either. If you see any good guides, routes, or photos, please share. I think there may be an alternate way to try to get at it from above too but it will require some more exploration one day when I have more time, or I'll just wait until it is better documented somewhere. | ||
|History=Kojo Castle, which I've called Ichijodani Kojo | |History=Kojo Castle, which I've called Ichijodani Kojo Castle for convenience, guarded the [[Asakura Yakata]] from above and another escape route up to the mountaintop castle. | ||
See [[Ichijodani Castle]] | See [[Ichijodani Castle]] for more details of the history of this valley. | ||
|Year Visited=2023 | |Year Visited=2023 | ||
|AddedJcastle=2023 | |AddedJcastle=2023 | ||
Revision as of 20:40, 20 August 2023
The photo above shows only the lowest bailey of the castle. It is the small portion just beyond the two mountains streams that converge into a small valley. The majority of the remains go straight up to the left along the steep slope. There should be a couple big trenches. I was not able to find a s
History
Kojo Castle, which I've called Ichijodani Kojo Castle for convenience, guarded the Asakura Yakata from above and another escape route up to the mountaintop castle.
See Ichijodani Castle for more details of the history of this valley.
Field Notes
The photo above shows only the lowest bailey of the castle. It is the small portion just beyond the two mountains streams that converge into a small valley. The majority of the remains go straight up to the left along the steep slope. There should be a couple big trenches. I was not able to find a safe route across this valley nor up the slippery slopes that made it somewhat dangerous to try to get any closer than this distant photo. This little Bailey wouldn't be that interesting anyway, the better part would have been the horikiri above. In fact, I don't even see anyone else online who has successfully traversed up the hillside to the trenches either. If you see any good guides, routes, or photos, please share. I think there may be an alternate way to try to get at it from above too but it will require some more exploration one day when I have more time, or I'll just wait until it is better documented somewhere.
| Castle Profile | |
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| English Name | Ichijodani Kojo Castle |
| Japanese Name | 小城 |
| Founder | Asakura Takakage |
| Year Founded | 1471 |
| Castle Type | Mountaintop |
| Castle Condition | Ruins only |
| Designations | National Historic Site, Special Historic Site |
| Historical Period | Pre Edo Period |
| Features | trenches |
| Visitor Information | |
| Access | Fukui Sta. (Hokuriku Line), 25min bus; or, Ichijodani Sta (Etsumihoku Line), walk |
| Hours | Museums are open 9am-5pm; closed 12/28-1/4; museum is 100yen admission, reconstructed town is 210yen |
| Time Required | 20 mins |
| URL | Castle Website |
| Location | Fukui, Fukui Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 36.00106, 136.30019 |
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| Admin | |
| Added to Jcastle | 2023 |
| Contributor | Eric |
| Admin Year Visited | 2023 |
| Admin Visits | May 1-2, 2023 |
| Friends of JCastle | |
| Jokaku Horoki | |
