Nakamuranotonoda Yakata

Tonoda-yakata was the kyokan (residence area twinned with a yamajiro (mountaintop castle)) of Nakamurajō. I'm not sure that I've ever intentionally visited a kyokan site before without visiting the yamaijiro associated with it, as I only visited Nakamurajō several months after (as part of a new time

History

Tonoda-yakata, also called Nakamuranotonoda-yakata, was the fortified manor hall of the Nakamura Clan, and the residential space beneath Nakamurajō. That castle had various lords, starting with the Nakamura, but also including the Shibutami and Endō clans.

Field Notes

Tonoda-yakata was the kyokan (residence area twinned with a yamajiro (mountaintop castle)) of Nakamurajō. I'm not sure that I've ever intentionally visited a kyokan site before without visiting the yamaijiro associated with it, as I only visited Nakamurajō several months after (as part of a new time-saving strategy I figured I'd visit some yakata / yashiki / kyokan sites in summer, so that they didn't slow me down when it came to visiting nearby yamajiro during the castling season). No ruins remain of Tonoda-yakata, and the site is now a village and fields. I found some nice old houses, including one which was sadly abandoned. Another had tall ishigaki and looked like it would make a fitting manor house.

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Castle Profile
English Name	Nakamuranotonoda Yakata
Japanese Name	中村の殿田館
Alternate Names	Tonoda-yakata
Founder	Nakamura Clan
Year Founded	Medieval Era
Castle Type	Fortified Manor
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Features
Visitor Information
Access	Nearest Station is Akashina Station on the Shinonoi Line
Hours	24/7 free; fields
Time Required	10 minutes
Location	Azumino, Nagano Prefecture
Coordinates	36.38539, 137.92315
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Admin
Added to Jcastle	2022
Contributor	ART
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