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This was a huge, sprawling castle with 27 yagura, impressive stone walls and several baileys for the residences of vassals. I think I missed some ruins so I'll have to go back again one day. They definitely need better signs and maps for this castle. It is very hard to identify any structure and few

History

Ochi Kunizumi built the original castle on this site in 1332. The Ochi controlled the castle until the mid 16th C. It took part in several uprisings and was an important castle in the area. Takatori Castle was abandoned by order of Oda Nobungara in 1580 when he named Yamato Koriyama the ruling castle in the region. Tsutsui Junkei began rebuilding the castle in 1584 but he died shortly thereafter. His heir Sadatsugu was also moved to Iga the following year, so rebuilding the castle fell to Honda Tarozaemon and his son Toshitomo. The Honda ruled the castle until 1640 when Uemura Iemasa became the new lord. The Uemura clan continued to rule until the Meiji Restoration. Takatori Castle is named one of the Three Great Mountaintop Castles along with BItchu Matsuyama Castle and Iwamura Castle.

Field Notes

This was a huge, sprawling castle with 27 yagura, impressive stone walls and several baileys for the residences of vassals. I think I missed some ruins so I'll have to go back again one day. They definitely need better signs and maps for this castle. It is very hard to identify any structure and few maps make it hard to judge where to go. Please take a look at the computer graphic reconstruction from the Nara Sangyo University. You can take a bus from the Station to Tsubosaka Temple (famous for mending eyesight) and then hike 40+ mins to the castle. There is also an 11km round trip hiking course from the station that I will do next time.

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Castle Profile
English Name	Takatori Castle
Japanese Name	高取城
Alternate Names	Fuyo-jo
Founder	Ochi Kunizumi
Year Founded	1332
Castle Type	Mountaintop
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Designations	Top 100 Castles, Top 100 Mountaintop Castles, National Historic Site
Historical Period	Edo Period
Features	trenches, stone walls, castle town
Visitor Information
Access	Tsubosakayama Sta. (Kintetsu Yoshino Line), 15 min bus, 45 min hike
Hours
Time Required
URL	Castle Website
Location	Takatori, Nara Prefecture
Coordinates	34.4294, 135.82685
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Admin
Added to Jcastle	2011
Admin Year Visited	2010
Admin Visits	November 21, 2010

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 |Designations=Top 100 Castles, Top 100 Mountaintop Castles, National Historic Site
 |Historical Period=Edo Period
-|Features=stone walls
+|Features=trenches, stone walls, castle town
 |Access=Tsubosakayama Sta. (Kintetsu Yoshino Line), 15 min bus, 45 min hike
 |Website=http://www.takatori-guide.net/key_shiro.html
 |City=Takatori
 |Prefecture=Nara Prefecture
-|Notes=This was a huge, sprawling castle with 27 yagura, impressive stone walls and several baileys for the residences of vassals. I think I missed some ruins so I'll have to go back again one day. They definitely need better signs and maps for this castle. It is very hard to identify any structure and few maps make it hard to judge where to go. Please take a look at the <a href="http://www.nara-su.ac.jp/archives/takatori/project03/index.html">computer graphic reconstruction</a> from the Nara Sangyo University. You can take a bus from the Station to Tsubosaka Temple (famous for mending eyesight) and then hike 40+ mins to the castle. There is also an 11km round trip hiking course from the station that I will do next time.
+|Notes=This was a huge, sprawling castle with 27 yagura, impressive stone walls and several baileys for the residences of vassals. I think I missed some ruins so I'll have to go back again one day. They definitely need better signs and maps for this castle. It is very hard to identify any structure and few maps make it hard to judge where to go. Please take a look at the [http://www.nara-su.ac.jp/archives/takatori/project03/index.html computer graphic reconstruction] from the Nara Sangyo University. You can take a bus from the Station to Tsubosaka Temple (famous for mending eyesight) and then hike 40+ mins to the castle. There is also an 11km round trip hiking course from the station that I will do next time.
 |History=Ochi Kunizumi built the original castle on this site in 1332. The Ochi controlled the castle until the mid 16th C. It took part in several uprisings and was an important castle in the area. Takatori Castle was abandoned by order of Oda Nobungara in 1580 when he named Yamato Koriyama the ruling castle in the region. Tsutsui Junkei began rebuilding the castle in 1584 but he died shortly thereafter. His heir Sadatsugu was also moved to Iga the following year, so rebuilding the castle fell to Honda Tarozaemon and his son Toshitomo. The Honda ruled the castle until 1640 when Uemura Iemasa became the new lord. The Uemura clan continued to rule until the Meiji Restoration. Takatori Castle is named one of the Three Great Mountaintop Castles along with BItchu Matsuyama Castle and Iwamura Castle.
 |Year Visited=2010
-|Japanese Notes=２７基とすばらしい石垣を持つ広大で堅固な城です。こんなに素晴らしい１００名城の一つなのにあまり看板や地図がなくて何を見ているかがわかるにはとても難しいことがあります。一部の城跡を見逃したと思いますのでまた来年にでも行きたいと思います。<a href="http://www.nara-su.ac.jp/archives/takatori/project03/index.html">奈良産業大学が作成したCG</a>もぜひご覧下さい。壺阪寺までバスで行ってから、城跡まで徒歩訳４０分です。駅から１１キロ往復のコースもあるので次回はそれにします。
+|AddedJcastle=2011
+|Japanese Notes=２７基とすばらしい石垣を持つ広大で堅固な城です。こんなに素晴らしい１００名城の一つなのにあまり看板や地図がなくて何を見ているかがわかるにはとても難しいことがあります。一部の城跡を見逃したと思いますのでまた来年にでも行きたいと思います。[http://www.nara-su.ac.jp/archives/takatori/project03/index.html 奈良産業大学が作成したCG]もぜひご覧下さい。壺阪寺までバスで行ってから、城跡まで徒歩訳４０分です。駅から１１キロ往復のコースもあるので次回はそれにします。
 |Visits=November 21, 2010
 |GPSLocation=34.4294, 135.82685