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|Castle Condition=Ruins only
|Castle Condition=Ruins only
|Historical Period=Pre Edo Period
|Historical Period=Pre Edo Period
|Main Keep Structure=
|Year Reconstructed=
|Artifacts=Tatebori, Karabori, Kuruwa, Dorui
|Artifacts=Tatebori, Karabori, Kuruwa, Dorui
|Features=trenches
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|Visitor Information=24/7 free; park
|Visitor Information=24/7 free; park
|Time Required=20 minutes
|Time Required=20 minutes
|Website=
|City=Ina
|City=Ina
|Prefecture=Nagano Prefecture
|Prefecture=Nagano Prefecture
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|History=This clifftop castle ruin overlooking the alluvial plain in the Ina Valley dates to the Early Kamakura Period. It was a fortified residence enclosed by heaped up earthen embankments and dry moats. The layout was a simply square situated at the corner of a cliffline.
|History=This clifftop castle ruin overlooking the alluvial plain in the Ina Valley dates to the Early Kamakura Period. It was a fortified residence enclosed by heaped up earthen embankments and dry moats. The layout was a simply square situated at the corner of a cliffline.
|Year Visited=Viewer Contributed
|Year Visited=Viewer Contributed
|AddedJcastle=2020
|Japanese Notes=
|Visits=
|GPSLocation=35.85927, 137.98634
|GPSLocation=35.85927, 137.98634
|Contributor=ART
|Contributor=ART
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Revision as of 22:28, 27 June 2020

I found (the remains of) a karabori (dry moat) and a tatebori (climbing moat) around what was presumably the main enclosure of the fort. Some deformed dorui (earthen ramparts) can be found. The site is now a forest.

Inuinofurujou (1).JPG

History

This clifftop castle ruin overlooking the alluvial plain in the Ina Valley dates to the Early Kamakura Period. It was a fortified residence enclosed by heaped up earthen embankments and dry moats. The layout was a simply square situated at the corner of a cliffline.


Field Notes

I found (the remains of) a karabori (dry moat) and a tatebori (climbing moat) around what was presumably the main enclosure of the fort. Some deformed dorui (earthen ramparts) can be found. The site is now a forest.




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  • Inuinofurujou (1).JPG
  • Inuinofurujou (3).JPG


Castle Profile
English Name Inuinofuru Castle
Japanese Name 乾ノ古城
Alternate Names Inuinokojō
Founder ???
Year Founded Muromachi Period
Castle Type Hilltop
Castle Condition Ruins only
Historical Period Pre Edo Period
Artifacts Tatebori, Karabori, Kuruwa, Dorui
Features trenches
Visitor Information
Access Tabata Station on the Iida Line; 15 minute walk
Hours 24/7 free; park
Time Required 20 minutes
Location Ina, Nagano Prefecture
Coordinates 35.85927, 137.98634
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Admin
Added to Jcastle 2020
Contributor ART
Admin Year Visited Viewer Contributed


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