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I got interested in this site from the [https://morinokyoto.jp Mori-no-Kyoto] booth at the Osaka Castle Festival (2024). The site is well maintained by local volunteers who also do occasional tours of these sites.
I got interested in this site from the [https://morinokyoto.jp Mori-no-Kyoto] booth at the Osaka Castle Festival (2024). The site is well maintained by local volunteers who also do occasional tours of these sites.
|History=The history of the site is not well known. It was built by the local landholders the Shiogai who were allied with the Hatano. The castle fell to Akechi Mitsuhide's forces in 1579 and abandoned thereafter.
|History=The history of the site is not well known. It was built by the local landholders the Shiogai who were allied with the Hatano. The castle fell to Akechi Mitsuhide's forces in 1579 and abandoned thereafter. There is a demaru called Kaji Yashiki but it was likely not a residence but a satellite bailey to improve visibility to the north and east.
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Revision as of 11:42, 3 May 2025

There are a couple trails into the castle site. I had a little trouble finding the one I was looking for that starts near the grave or memorial marker for the defeat by Akechi Mitsuhide's forces. I found the marker on the other side of a fence but had to go back and forth a bit to find the entrance

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History

The history of the site is not well known. It was built by the local landholders the Shiogai who were allied with the Hatano. The castle fell to Akechi Mitsuhide's forces in 1579 and abandoned thereafter. There is a demaru called Kaji Yashiki but it was likely not a residence but a satellite bailey to improve visibility to the north and east.


Field Notes

There are a couple trails into the castle site. I had a little trouble finding the one I was looking for that starts near the grave or memorial marker for the defeat by Akechi Mitsuhide's forces. I found the marker on the other side of a fence but had to go back and forth a bit to find the entrance through the fence. I ended up crawling under a loose area only to find an actual gate just a few meters away! From this grave marker the trail is very clear with several signs pointing the way. From here you can also hike around the horseshoe shaped mountain to Higashi Goma Castle. It is likely that the main castle of this pair from Higashi Goma Castle but Shiokai Castle was built as an extended fortification to offer better views of the valley that were otherwise blocked by this wing of the mountain. You can also refer to my Yamap trail for more details of this course including both these castles Noge Yakata and the Goma Nakamura Castle.

I got interested in this site from the Mori-no-Kyoto booth at the Osaka Castle Festival (2024). The site is well maintained by local volunteers who also do occasional tours of these sites.


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Castle Profile
English Name Shiogai Castle
Japanese Name 塩貝城
Alternate Names Kamigoma-jo; Goma-jo; Ohto-jo; Goma Ohta-jo
Founder Shiogai Clan
Year Founded Muromachi Period
Castle Type Mountaintop
Castle Condition Ruins only
Designations Local Historic Site
Historical Period Pre Edo Period
Features trenches
Visitor Information
Access Goma Sta. (San'in Main Line); 30 min walk to trail head
Hours mountain trails, open any time
Time Required 60 mins (trial head through the castle ruins)
Location Nantan, Kyoto
Coordinates 35.18797, 135.47365
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Admin
Added to Jcastle 2025
Contributor Eric
Admin Year Visited 2024
Admin Visits October 14, 2024
Friends of JCastle
Shirobito
Jokaku Horoki
Yamajiro Sanka


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