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{{Castle | {{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 | ||
|GPSLocation=37.01253, 140.75086 | |||
|rating_average=2.0 | |||
|Historical Period= | |castleElev=213 | ||
Pre Edo Period | |ekiLatLng=37.006946,140.849837 | ||
|ekiElev=4 | |||
|elevChange=209 | |||
|adminRating=1 | |||
|oldID=599 | |||
|Features= | |||
|Access= | |||
|Visitor Information= | |||
|Time Required= | |||
2 hours | |||
|City= | |||
Iwaki, Fukushima | |||
|Prefecture= | |||
Fukushima Prefecture | |||
|Notes= | |||
I visited by car | |||
|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. | |||
|Year Visited= | |||
Viewer Contributed | |||
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|rating_average= | |||
2.0 | |||
|castleElev= | |||
213 | |||
|ekiLatLng= | |||
37.006946,140.849837 | |||
|ekiElev= | |||
4 | |||
|elevChange= | |||
209 | |||
|adminRating= | |||
1 | |||
|oldID= | |||
599 | |||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 23:23, 5 October 2017
I visited by car. Profile and photos contributed by AdamT
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
| Castle Profile | |
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| 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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