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{{Castle | {{Castle | ||
|English Name= | |English Name=Iwaseyama Castle | ||
|Japanese Name=岩瀬山城 | |||
|Romaji Name=Iwaseyamajō | |||
|Founder=Nikaidō Yukitomo | |||
|Year Founded=early 14th century | |||
Iwaseyama Castle | |Castle Type=Mountaintop | ||
|Japanese Name= | |Castle Condition=Ruins only | ||
岩瀬山城 | |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period | ||
|Romaji Name= | |Access=Sukagawa Station on the Tōhoku Main Line, 15 minute walk | ||
Iwaseyamajō | |Visitor Information=24/7 | ||
|Time Required=1 hour | |||
|City=Sukagawa | |||
|Founder= | |Prefecture=Fukushima Prefecture | ||
Nikaidō Yukitomo | |GPSLocation=37.29223, 140.38058 | ||
|Year Founded= | |Notes=Iwaseyama Castle is a mountaintop castle ruin in Midorigaoka Park. The current site of Atago Shrine was the castle’s central compound and it is still ringed by dorui (earthen ramparts). One of the castle’s outer enclosures is now the site of the Sukagawa City Museum. The castle spread southward roughly where the park does today. | ||
early 14th century | |History=Iwaseyama Castle is believed to have been founded by Nikaidō Yukitomo in the Late Kamakura Period. The Nikaidō Clan moved their headquarters to Sukagawa Castle thereafter but maintained Iwaseyama Castle as a satellite fortification. In 1589 Date Masamune captured Sukagawa Castle and the Nikaidō were defeated. In Uesugi Kagekatsu’s conquest of the area in 1598, Iwaseyama Castle was taken over and he installed his retainer Kurita Gyobu as castellan. | ||
|Castle Type= | |Year Visited=Viewer Contributed | ||
Mountaintop | |rating_average=0.0 | ||
|Castle Condition= | |adminRating=1 | ||
Ruins only | |oldID=742 | ||
|Historical Period= | |||
Pre Edo Period | |||
|Access= | |||
Sukagawa Station on the Tōhoku Main Line, 15 minute walk | |||
|Visitor Information= | |||
|Time Required= | |||
1 hour | |||
|City= | |||
Sukagawa | |||
|Prefecture= | |||
Fukushima Prefecture | |||
|Notes= | |||
Iwaseyama Castle is a mountaintop castle ruin in Midorigaoka Park. The current site of Atago Shrine was the castle’s central compound and it is still ringed by dorui (earthen ramparts). One of the castle’s outer enclosures is now the site of the Sukagawa City Museum. The castle spread southward roughly where the park does today. | |||
|History= | |||
Iwaseyama Castle is believed to have been founded by Nikaidō Yukitomo in the Late Kamakura Period. The Nikaidō Clan moved their headquarters to Sukagawa Castle thereafter but maintained Iwaseyama Castle as a satellite fortification. In 1589 Date Masamune captured Sukagawa Castle and the Nikaidō were defeated. In Uesugi Kagekatsu’s conquest of the area in 1598, Iwaseyama Castle was taken over and he installed his retainer Kurita Gyobu as castellan. | |||
|Year Visited= | |||
|rating_average= | |||
0.0 | |||
|adminRating= | |||
1 | |||
|oldID= | |||
742 | |||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 12:33, 18 July 2017
Iwaseyama Castle is a mountaintop castle ruin in Midorigaoka Park. The current site of Atago Shrine was the castle’s central compound and it is still ringed by dorui (earthen ramparts). One of the castle’s outer enclosures is now the site of the Sukagawa City Museum. The castle spread southward roug
History
Iwaseyama Castle is believed to have been founded by Nikaidō Yukitomo in the Late Kamakura Period. The Nikaidō Clan moved their headquarters to Sukagawa Castle thereafter but maintained Iwaseyama Castle as a satellite fortification. In 1589 Date Masamune captured Sukagawa Castle and the Nikaidō were defeated. In Uesugi Kagekatsu’s conquest of the area in 1598, Iwaseyama Castle was taken over and he installed his retainer Kurita Gyobu as castellan.
Field Notes
Iwaseyama Castle is a mountaintop castle ruin in Midorigaoka Park. The current site of Atago Shrine was the castle’s central compound and it is still ringed by dorui (earthen ramparts). One of the castle’s outer enclosures is now the site of the Sukagawa City Museum. The castle spread southward roughly where the park does today.
| Castle Profile | |
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| English Name | Iwaseyama Castle |
| Japanese Name | 岩瀬山城 |
| Founder | Nikaidō Yukitomo |
| Year Founded | early 14th century |
| Castle Type | Mountaintop |
| Castle Condition | Ruins only |
| Historical Period | Pre Edo Period |
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| Visitor Information | |
| Access | Sukagawa Station on the Tōhoku Main Line, 15 minute walk |
| Hours | 24/7 |
| Time Required | 1 hour |
| Location | Sukagawa, Fukushima Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 37.29223, 140.38058 |
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| Admin Year Visited | Viewer Contributed |
