Gakiyama Noroshidai

To the south of Suwa-Imorijō across a small stream valley was the Gakiyama-noroshidai, which was also fortified by carving terraced baileys from out of the mountain, but with a much narrower profile than Imorijō. The mountain, Gakiyama, was carved very narrowly and lightly fortified, and on the flat

History

See: Suwa Imori Castle

Field Notes

To the south of Suwa-Imorijō across a small stream valley was the Gakiyama-noroshidai, which was also fortified by carving terraced baileys from out of the mountain, but with a much narrower profile than Imorijō. The mountain, Gakiyama, was carved very narrowly and lightly fortified, and on the flattened peak a signal tower was erected. Noroshidai describes a fortified signal tower. "Gaki" is interesting in that it refers to "hungry ghouls" of the Buddhist hellscape, but also, at least nowadays, to unruly children, which is a little harsher than the English "little monsters" or "brats" I think!

Gallery

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  Toward peak and site of beacon tower
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Castle Profile
English Name	Gakiyama Noroshidai
Japanese Name	餓鬼山烽火台
Founder	Suwa Clan
Year Founded	13th century
Castle Type	Mountaintop
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Artifacts	Kuruwa, kirigishi
Features
Visitor Information
Access	Kami-Suwa Station on the Chuo Line; 25 minute walk
Hours	24/7; Free; Mountain
Time Required	30 minutes
Location	Suwa, Nagano Prefecture
Coordinates	36.03086, 138.12783
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Admin
Added to Jcastle	2021
Contributor	ART
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