Akiba Fort (Ina)

The site of this fort is now a shrine and park. The small shrine appears built into the fort's dorui (earthen ramparts). Some more clumps of dorui are located toward the slope, indicating that the fort's bailey was here. After that there are no obvious ruins, though I might guess that some terracing

History

Akiba-toride was built as a branch fortification of Ina-Ōjō. It was twinned with Ina Maruyama Fort nearby. See Ina Ou Castle for more information.

Field Notes

The site of this fort is now a shrine and park. The small shrine appears built into the fort's dorui (earthen ramparts). Some more clumps of dorui are located toward the slope, indicating that the fort's bailey was here. After that there are no obvious ruins, though I might guess that some terracing I saw on the climb up may have been part of the fort's extended footprint. The site is, as mentioned, now a park, and during my visit there were many beautiful flowers in blossom, including wisteria (fuji, 藤) thickly coating a pergola.

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Castle Profile
English Name	Akiba Fort
Japanese Name	秋葉砦
Founder	Suwa Clan
Year Founded	Medieval Era
Castle Type	Mountaintop
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Artifacts	Dorui, Kuruwa, Koshikuruwa
Features
Visitor Information
Access	Tatsuno Station on the Chūō East Line; 15 minute walk
Hours	24/7; Free; Park
Time Required	20 minutes
Location	Tatsuno, Nagano Prefecture
Coordinates	35.98695, 137.99545
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Added to Jcastle	2021
Contributor	ART
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