Nezumiana Yakata

'Mouse Hole Manor Hall' is a very quaint name. Apparently the original meaning of 'nezumi' was not 鼠 ('mouse') but 寝ず見 ('sleepless vigil'), which says a lot about a fort used as a fortified look-out. The yakata arguably has more to see, however, than the yamajiro (mountaintop castle), which is not

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Field Notes

'Mouse Hole Manor Hall' is a very quaint name. Apparently the original meaning of 'nezumi' was not 鼠 ('mouse') but 寝ず見 ('sleepless vigil'), which says a lot about a fort used as a fortified look-out. The yakata arguably has more to see, however, than the yamajiro (mountaintop castle), which is not common I can tell you. The site has earthworks in evidence such as a karabori (dry moat) on sloped terrain. There is an old home there now which seems to be the rightful inheritor of the old estate.

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Castle Profile
English Name	Nezumiana Yakata
Japanese Name	鼠穴館
Founder	Tsuchiya Moritoshi
Year Founded	Medieval Era
Castle Type	Fortified Manor
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Artifacts	Karabori, Dorui
Features	trenches
Visitor Information
Access	Hosono Station on the Oito Line; 40 minute walk
Hours	24/7 free
Time Required	15 minutes
Location	Matsukawa, Nagano Prefecture
Coordinates	36.39337, 137.83636
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