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|English Name=
|English Name=Kirihara Castle
 
|Japanese Name=桐原城
 
|Romaji Name=Kirihara-jo
 
|Alternate Names=Renpo-jo
 
|Founder=Kirihara clan
Kirihara Castle
|Year Founded=late 15th C.
|Japanese Name=
|Castle Type=Mountaintop
桐原城
|Castle Condition=Ruins only
|Romaji Name=
|Designations=Prefectural Historic Site
Kirihara-jo
|Historical Period=Pre Edo Period
|Alternate Names=
|Features=trenches, stone walls
Renpo-jo
|Access=Matsumoto Sta. (Shinonoi Line), bus or taxi (3000 yen)
|Founder=
|Visitor Information=Mountain, open any time
Kirihara clan
|Time Required=150 mins
|Year Founded=
|Website=http://takara.city.matsumoto.nagano.jp/prefecture/060.html
late 15th C.
|City=Matsumoto
|Castle Type=
|Prefecture=Nagano Prefecture
Mountaintop
|Notes=After Yamabe Castle, I hopped on my bike and took off for Kirihara Castle. It’s about 3km away so even without the bike you could walk it. Yamabe is a higher elevation than Matsumoto so there are some stunning views along the way to Kirihara. It would be an enjoyable walk too. Apparently the Yamabe area is famous for grapes and wine. Much of the way is surrounded by grape vineyards and the Yamabe Winery is near the entrance to Kirihara Castle. I heard some people will walk back to the winery from Kirihara Castle and call a taxi to meet them there. Maybe I'll try that next time.  
|Castle Condition=
Ruins only
|Designations=
Prefectural Historic Site
|Historical Period=
Pre Edo Period
|Main Keep Structure=
 
|Year Reconstructed=
 
|Artifacts=
 
 
|Features=
stone walls
|Access=
 
 
Matsumoto Sta. (Shinonoi Line), bus or taxi (3000 yen)
 
 
|Visitor Information=
 
Mountain, open any time  
 
|Time Required=
150 mins
|City=
Matsumoto, Nagano Pref.
|Prefecture=
Nagano Prefecture
|Notes=
 
 
After Yamabe Castle, I hopped on my bike and took off for Kirihara Castle. It’s about 3km away so even without the bike you could walk it. Yamabe is a higher elevation than Matsumoto so there are some stunning views along the way to Kirihara. It would be an enjoyable walk too. Apparently the Yamabe area is famous for grapes and wine. Much of the way is surrounded by grape vineyards and the Yamabe Winery is near the entrance to Kirihara Castle. I heard some people will walk back to the winery from Kirihara Castle and call a taxi to meet them there. Maybe I'll try that next time.  
   
   
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  Before the central baileys there are some great earthworks, several trenches and entrances. The main route to the central bailey is amazing. There are stone walls marking off rings of baileys up to the top and many other castle remannts. The central bailey is huge with a large embankment around the backside. There is much more stoneworks and earthworks than I had imagined before visiting. Most sites and photos really don't do it justice. Kirihara Castle was defintely the best of the castles on this trip to Matsumoto and probably my favorite site of 2015.  
  Before the central baileys there are some great earthworks, several trenches and entrances. The main route to the central bailey is amazing. There are stone walls marking off rings of baileys up to the top and many other castle remannts. The central bailey is huge with a large embankment around the backside. There is much more stoneworks and earthworks than I had imagined before visiting. Most sites and photos really don't do it justice. Kirihara Castle was defintely the best of the castles on this trip to Matsumoto and probably my favorite site of 2015.  
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  </p>
 
|History=The Kirihara clan were a branch of the Inukai clan and ruled the village of Kirihara, east of present day Matsumoto. The Kirihara were loyal to the Ogasawara clan who controlled the greater Matsumoto area. Kirihara Castle fell to Takeda Shingen's attack in 1550.
 
|Year Visited=2015
|History=
|AddedJcastle=2016
 
|Japanese Notes=山家城の後で自転車に乗って、桐原城に向かいました。桐原城は山家城から松本方面で約３キロ離れています。歩いても行ける距離です。山家地区は松本より標高が高いのでこの道の眺望も素晴らしいです。山家地区はぶどうも有名みたいです。ぶどう畑も多くて実は桐原城の近くにも山家ワイナリーがあります。桐原城を訪れてからワイナリーへ行って、そこからタクシーを呼ぶ人も珍しくないそうです。次回はそうしてみたいです。
 
The Kirihara clan were a branch of the Inukai clan and ruled the village of Kirihara, east of present day Matsumoto. The Kirihara were loyal to the Ogasawara clan who controlled the greater Matsumoto area. Kirihara Castle fell to Takeda Shingen's attack in 1550.
 
 
|Visits=
October 30, 2015
|Japanese Notes=
 
 
山家城の後で自転車に乗って、桐原城に向かいました。桐原城は山家城から松本方面で約３キロ離れています。歩いても行ける距離です。山家地区は松本より標高が高いのでこの道の眺望も素晴らしいです。山家地区はぶどうも有名みたいです。ぶどう畑も多くて実は桐原城の近くにも山家ワイナリーがあります。桐原城を訪れてからワイナリーへ行って、そこからタクシーを呼ぶ人も珍しくないそうです。次回はそうしてみたいです。
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  私が見た案内はもっと西の大手道から紹介しているけれど、山家城から行く途中の道に別の案内がありました。2台ぐらいの駐車スペースと説明板と地図が置いてある箱もあったので、この搦手道から登ってみました。
  私が見た案内はもっと西の大手道から紹介しているけれど、山家城から行く途中の道に別の案内がありました。2台ぐらいの駐車スペースと説明板と地図が置いてある箱もあったので、この搦手道から登ってみました。
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  主郭の曲輪群に着く前に掘、土塁、虎口などが多数あってとても見ごたえがあります。それだけでも十分に満足できるけれど、主郭に近づけばさらに興奮してしまいます。そして主郭への道はとても感動します。最初の石垣から見上げると段々になっている曲輪群が低石垣で囲まれています。主郭そのものも結構広くて背後には大きい土塁があります。全体的にこの城跡は想像以上に遺構が多くて感動しました。多くのブログや本は十分にこの城跡の素晴らしを描かないと思います。今回の松本周辺の城巡りだけではなく、たぶん２０１５年で一番面白い城跡でした。
  主郭の曲輪群に着く前に掘、土塁、虎口などが多数あってとても見ごたえがあります。それだけでも十分に満足できるけれど、主郭に近づけばさらに興奮してしまいます。そして主郭への道はとても感動します。最初の石垣から見上げると段々になっている曲輪群が低石垣で囲まれています。主郭そのものも結構広くて背後には大きい土塁があります。全体的にこの城跡は想像以上に遺構が多くて感動しました。多くのブログや本は十分にこの城跡の素晴らしを描かないと思います。今回の松本周辺の城巡りだけではなく、たぶん２０１５年で一番面白い城跡でした。
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  </p>
 
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Revision as of 22:27, 6 October 2017

After Yamabe Castle, I hopped on my bike and took off for Kirihara Castle. It’s about 3km away so even without the bike you could walk it. Yamabe is a higher elevation than Matsumoto so there are some stunning views along the way to Kirihara. It would be an enjoyable walk too. Apparently the Yamabe

Kirihara22.jpg

History

The Kirihara clan were a branch of the Inukai clan and ruled the village of Kirihara, east of present day Matsumoto. The Kirihara were loyal to the Ogasawara clan who controlled the greater Matsumoto area. Kirihara Castle fell to Takeda Shingen's attack in 1550.


Field Notes

After Yamabe Castle, I hopped on my bike and took off for Kirihara Castle. It’s about 3km away so even without the bike you could walk it. Yamabe is a higher elevation than Matsumoto so there are some stunning views along the way to Kirihara. It would be an enjoyable walk too. Apparently the Yamabe area is famous for grapes and wine. Much of the way is surrounded by grape vineyards and the Yamabe Winery is near the entrance to Kirihara Castle. I heard some people will walk back to the winery from Kirihara Castle and call a taxi to meet them there. Maybe I'll try that next time.

All the directions I saw for Kirihara Castle have you going to the road on the west side of the castle (nearly straight up from the winery). Along the way to that entrance I actually found a different entrance that was well marked and had a box full of maps just alongside the road. Before the central baileys there are some great earthworks, several trenches and entrances. The main route to the central bailey is amazing. There are stone walls marking off rings of baileys up to the top and many other castle remannts. The central bailey is huge with a large embankment around the backside. There is much more stoneworks and earthworks than I had imagined before visiting. Most sites and photos really don't do it justice. Kirihara Castle was defintely the best of the castles on this trip to Matsumoto and probably my favorite site of 2015.


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Gallery
  • Stone walls and baileys
  • Castle trail head
  • Vertical trench
  • Stone walls of the rear entrance
  • vertical trench
  • Double horikiri trench
  • Horikiri
  • Otemichi
  • Otemichi
  • Horikiri trench
  • Along the top of the horikiri
  • Stone walls and baileys
  • Stone walls
  • Stone walls and baileys
  • Stone walls and baileys
  • Terraced baileys below.
  • Stone walls
  • Stone walls
  • Stone walls
  • Stone walls and baileys
  • Stone walls and baileys
  • Stone walls and baileys
  • Stone walls and baileys
  • Stone walls
  • Stone wall entrance to a bailey
  • Stone walls and baileys
  • Stone walls
  • Stone walls
  • Stone walls and baileys
  • Stone walls
  • Stone walls and baileys
  • Stone walls
  • Stone walls
  • Central bailey
  • Stone wall remains
  • Stone walls of the main bailey
  • Stone walls of the main bailey
  • Main bailey embankment.
  • Main bailey and embankment
  • Vertical trench
  • Bailey
  • Main bailey
  • Stone walls of the main bailey
  • Stone walls of the main bailey
  • Second Bailey
  • Stone walls and bailey
  • Main bailey stone walls
  • Stone walls of the main bailey
  • Steep side of the main bailey


Castle Profile
English Name Kirihara Castle
Japanese Name 桐原城
Alternate Names Renpo-jo
Founder Kirihara clan
Year Founded late 15th C.
Castle Type Mountaintop
Castle Condition Ruins only
Designations Prefectural Historic Site
Historical Period Pre Edo Period
Features trenches, stone walls
Visitor Information
Access Matsumoto Sta. (Shinonoi Line), bus or taxi (3000 yen)
Hours Mountain, open any time
Time Required 150 mins
URL Castle Website
Location Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture
Coordinates 36.23671, 138.02657
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Admin
Added to Jcastle 2016
Admin Year Visited 2015
Admin Visits October 30, 2015


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