Nagabayashi Fort

The Nagabayashi-toride (fort) ruin is located adjacent to Hisawajō. It consists of two parts. Firstly a small enclosure with a trench on the upperside and two tiers of terracing below. Further up the ridge is more terracing and two flattened areas perforated by a cutting made into the ridge. The tor

History

Nagabayashi-toride was a branch fortification of Hisawajō used essentially as a look-out of that castle due to its higher vantage point.

Field Notes

The Nagabayashi-toride (fort) ruin is located adjacent to Hisawajō. It consists of two parts. Firstly a small enclosure with a trench on the upperside and two tiers of terracing below. Further up the ridge is more terracing and two flattened areas perforated by a cutting made into the ridge. The toride is a sort of extra stuck on the end of Hisawa Castle. I checked it out because I was anyway coming down the mountain from the road beyond.

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Castle Profile
English Name	Nagabayashi Fort
Japanese Name	長林砦
Founder	Suwa Clan
Year Founded	Sengoku Period
Castle Type	Mountaintop
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Designations	Local Historic Site
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Features	trenches
Visitor Information
Access	Chino Station on the Chuo East Line; walk 25 minutes
Hours	24/7 free
Time Required	30 minutes
Location	Chino, Nagano Prefecture
Coordinates	35.98811, 138.13591
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Admin
Added to Jcastle	2020
Contributor	ART
Admin Year Visited	Viewer Contributed

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