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|Romaji Name=Haiyama-jo | |Romaji Name=Haiyama-jo | ||
|Founder=unknown | |||
|Year Founded=Muromachi Period (1336-1573) | |||
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|Notes=This castle ruin is along the Nyoi-goe Pass over the mountain range from Lake Biwa. It is much closer to the Lake Biwa side than Kyoto side but is just over the border into Kyoto Prefecture. I actually walked here from Hieidaira along a long winding road. It was a little tricky to find the site and when I thought I must be close I just kind of went into the woods from the road and found it, partly by happenstance. The rock garden is unmistakable, but of all the websites I've seen about this castle no one mentions the castle ruins. I have no doubt that the horikiri trench in the photos below is a horikiri as part of the castle. I went back and forth over this ridge and through the horikiri itself and am sure of it. Likewise, on the opposite side there is a natural valley so they seem to work together. I know there is a survey of this site at the prefectural library I will try to get to one of these days. | |Notes=This castle ruin is along the Nyoi-goe Pass over the mountain range from Lake Biwa. It is much closer to the Lake Biwa side than Kyoto side but is just over the border into Kyoto Prefecture. I actually walked here from Hieidaira along a long winding road. It was a little tricky to find the site and when I thought I must be close I just kind of went into the woods from the road and found it, partly by happenstance. The rock garden is unmistakable, but of all the websites I've seen about this castle no one mentions the castle ruins. I have no doubt that the horikiri trench in the photos below is a horikiri as part of the castle. I went back and forth over this ridge and through the horikiri itself and am sure of it. Likewise, on the opposite side there is a natural valley so they seem to work together. I know there is a survey of this site at the prefectural library I will try to get to one of these days. | ||
|History=Known to hikers simply as the Haiyama Garden Ruins, this is also the site of Haiyama Castle. The story says that the stone formation is from a garden that was attached to the Nyoi Temple in the Heian Period even though there is no real proof of it being so. After the Nyoi Temple was abandoned | |History=Known to hikers simply as the Haiyama Garden Ruins, this is also the site of Haiyama Castle. The story says that the stone formation is from a garden that was attached to the Nyoi Temple in the Heian Period even though there is no real proof of it being so. After the Nyoi Temple was abandoned, Haiyama Castle, a small outpost along the Nyoi-goe Pass was established here in the Muromachi Period. It may have been used in coordination with [[Nyoigatake Castle]] during the conflict around Kyoto. | ||
|Year Visited=2022 | |Year Visited=2022 | ||
|AddedJcastle=2022 | |AddedJcastle=2022 | ||
Revision as of 21:55, 12 June 2022
This castle ruin is along the Nyoi-goe Pass over the mountain range from Lake Biwa. It is much closer to the Lake Biwa side than Kyoto side but is just over the border into Kyoto Prefecture. I actually walked here from Hieidaira along a long winding road. It was a little tricky to find the site and
History
Known to hikers simply as the Haiyama Garden Ruins, this is also the site of Haiyama Castle. The story says that the stone formation is from a garden that was attached to the Nyoi Temple in the Heian Period even though there is no real proof of it being so. After the Nyoi Temple was abandoned, Haiyama Castle, a small outpost along the Nyoi-goe Pass was established here in the Muromachi Period. It may have been used in coordination with Nyoigatake Castle during the conflict around Kyoto.
Field Notes
This castle ruin is along the Nyoi-goe Pass over the mountain range from Lake Biwa. It is much closer to the Lake Biwa side than Kyoto side but is just over the border into Kyoto Prefecture. I actually walked here from Hieidaira along a long winding road. It was a little tricky to find the site and when I thought I must be close I just kind of went into the woods from the road and found it, partly by happenstance. The rock garden is unmistakable, but of all the websites I've seen about this castle no one mentions the castle ruins. I have no doubt that the horikiri trench in the photos below is a horikiri as part of the castle. I went back and forth over this ridge and through the horikiri itself and am sure of it. Likewise, on the opposite side there is a natural valley so they seem to work together. I know there is a survey of this site at the prefectural library I will try to get to one of these days.
| Castle Profile | |
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| English Name | Haiyama Castle |
| Japanese Name | 灰山城 |
| Founder | unknown |
| Year Founded | Muromachi Period (1336-1573) |
| Castle Type | Mountaintop |
| Castle Condition | Ruins only |
| Historical Period | Pre Edo Period |
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| Visitor Information | |
| Access | |
| Hours | mountain trail, open anytime |
| Time Required | 20 mins |
| Location | Kyoto, Kyoto |
| Coordinates | 35.01656, 135.83445 |
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| Admin | |
| Added to Jcastle | 2022 |
| Contributor | Eric |
| Admin Year Visited | 2022 |
| Admin Visits | June 3, 2022 |
