Furuwatari Castle

What was briefly Furuwatari Castle is now the site of a small park and the Higashi Betsuin temple complex. Are the embankments which surround Shimochaya Park the remains of the castle's ramparts? The site has been a garden since the Edo period. A sign in the park also indicated that, according to ol

History

Furuwatarijō was a short-lived castle built by Oda Nobuhide, the father of Oda Nobunaga, in 1534. Nobuhide, however, moved to Nagoyajō in 1548 and Furuwatarijō ('Old Crossing Castle'?) was abandoned.

Field Notes

What was briefly Furuwatari Castle is now the site of a small park and the Higashi Betsuin temple complex. Are the embankments which surround Shimochaya Park the remains of the castle's ramparts? The site has been a garden since the Edo period. A sign in the park also indicated that, according to old maps from the Bakumatsu period, there is a place in the vicinity labelled as the tenshudai-ato (former site of a platform for a castle tower). These pictures are of the garden and temple. There is a marker and information board for the castle ruin at the temple.

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  Site marker and explanatory board
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Castle Profile
English Name	Furuwatari Castle
Japanese Name	古渡城
Founder	Oda Nobuhide
Year Founded	1534
Castle Type	Flatland
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Artifacts	Hori, Dorui
Features	trenches
Visitor Information
Access	Higashi-Betsuin Station on the Nagoya Subway; two minute walk
Hours	24/7 free; temple
Time Required	40 mins
Location	Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
Coordinates	35.15184, 136.90094
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Admin
Added to Jcastle	2020
Contributor	ART
Admin Year Visited	Viewer Contributed

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