Hiraizumi Date

Yanagi-no-gosho ('Palace of Willows'), also known as the manor hall of the Ōshū-Fujiwara Clan (Hiraizumi-kyokan), is a large scale fortified residence ruin in Hiraizumi Township in historical Iwai County. Ruins include earthworks such as karabori (dry moats) and dorui (earthen embankments). The site

History

Yanagi-no-gosho ('Palace of Willows') was the fortified palace of the Ōshū-Fujiwara in their capital, Hiraizumi. Yanagi-no-gosho was built by Fujiwara Kiyohira, founder of the Northern Fujiwara dynasty, in 1100. It was renovated in 1170 and destroyed by Minamoto Yoritomo in 1189 during the Ōshū War.

Field Notes

Yanagi-no-gosho ('Palace of Willows'), also known as the manor hall of the Ōshū-Fujiwara Clan (Hiraizumi-kyokan), is a large scale fortified residence ruin in Hiraizumi Township in historical Iwai County. Ruins include earthworks such as karabori (dry moats) and dorui (earthen embankments). The site is maintained as a park, and wells and the footprints of buildings dot the fields. There is also a restored landscape garden. According to Furinkazan, there are many explanation panels around the site.

Esashi-Fujiwara Village, which is an architectural park and open-air studio / open set to the north of Hiraizumi, has reconstructions of various Heian period structures and buildings from Tōhoku, including the Yanagi-no-gosho. At the park it is referred to as the Seichō ('government office').

This profile was a team effort, with Furinkazan providing the pictures of the site ruins, and ART providing the text, and pictures of the speculative reconstructions at Esashi-Fujiwara Village.

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Gallery

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  Information panel at the original site about ruins of a bridge
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  Information panel at the original site about a moat
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  dry moat
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  Excavations at the site
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  information center at the original site
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  moats and embankments
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  the pond
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  emplacement of several buildings
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  a well
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  human waste disposal pit
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  Information panel about the largest building foundations
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  Reconstructions at Esashi-Fujiwara no Sato
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Castle Profile
English Name	Hiraizumi Date
Japanese Name	平泉館
Alternate Names	Yanagi-no-gosho (柳之御所) / Hiraizumi-seichō (平泉政庁) / Ōshū-Fujiwara-shi-yakata (奥州藤原氏館)
Founder	Fujiwara Kiyohira
Year Founded	1100
Castle Type	Fortified Manor
Castle Condition	No main keep but other buildings
Designations	UNESCO World Heritage Site, National Historic Site
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Artifacts	Karabori, Dorui, &c.
Features	gates, palace, trenches, walls
Visitor Information
Access	Hiraizumi Station on the Tōhoku Line; 10 minute walk
Hours	Reconstruction is at Esashi-Fujiwara Village
Time Required	90 minutes
Location	Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture
Coordinates	38.99369, 141.11966
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Added to Jcastle	2023
Contributor	Furinkazan
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