Komoro Castle

The Otemon is on the oppsoite side of the station from the main park and Sannomon. Be sure to visit it too.

History

During the Sengoku Period Takeda Shingen founded Komoro Castle on the grounds of two earlier castles called Otome Castle and Nabebuta Castle to help administer the Eastern Shinshu area. Sengoku Hidehisa became lord of the castle in 1590 and later his son Tadamasa expanded the castle further. The original Otemon gate (Important Cultural Property) and the foundation of the tenshu date from this time period.

Field Notes

The Otemon is on the oppsoite side of the station from the main park and Sannomon. Be sure to visit it too.

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Gallery

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  Sannomon Gate
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  Otemon gate
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  Otemon Gate
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  stone wall foundation of the main keep
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  stone walls, Ninomaru bailey
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  This is where the guardhouse stood just to the left of the stairs in the previous picture.
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  stone walls
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  stone walls
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  stone walls
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  stone walls
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  dry moat
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  weapons storehouse
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  view from the castle
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  map
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  stone wall foundation

Castle Profile
English Name	Komoro Castle
Japanese Name	小諸城
Founder	Takeda Shingen
Year Founded	1554
Castle Type	Hilltop
Castle Condition	No main keep but other buildings
Designations	Top 100 Castles, has Important Cultural Properties
Historical Period	Edo Period
Artifacts	Otemon Gate, Sannomon Gate
Features	gates, turrets, trenches, stone walls
Visitor Information
Access	Komoro Sta. (Koumi Line, Shinano Testudou); 5 min. walk.
Hours
Time Required
URL	Castle Website
Location	Komoro, Nagano Prefecture
Coordinates	36.32736, 138.41722
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Admin
Added to Jcastle	2008
Contributor	Eric
Admin Year Visited	2008
Admin Visits	October 16, 2008

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