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|Japanese Name=仙石館
|Japanese Name=仙石館
|Romaji Name=Sengoku-yakata
|Romaji Name=Sengoku-yakata
|Alternate Names=Sengoku-daikansho, Sengoku-jin'ya
|Alternate Names=Yazawa-jin'ya; Sengoku-daikansho; Sengoku-jin'ya;
|Founder=Sengoku Masākira
|Founder=Sengoku Masākira
|Year Founded=1669
|Year Founded=1669
|Castle Type=Flatland
|Castle Type=Flatland
|Castle Condition=Ruins only
|Castle Condition=No main keep but other buildings
|Historical Period=Edo Period
|Historical Period=Edo Period
|Main Keep Structure=
|Year Reconstructed=
|Artifacts=Ishigaki
|Artifacts=Ishigaki
|Features=stone walls
|Features=gates, stone walls
|Access=Ueda Station on the Shinano Railway; Sugadaira Bus from Ueda Station No.3 Bus Stop
|Access=Ueda Station on the Shinano Railway; Sugadaira Bus from Ueda Station No.3 Bus Stop
|Visitor Information=Free; 24/7
|Visitor Information=Free; 24/7
|Time Required=20 minutes
|Time Required=20 minutes
|Website=
|City=Ueda
|City=Ueda
|Prefecture=Nagano Prefecture
|Prefecture=Nagano Prefecture
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|Year Visited=Viewer Contributed
|Year Visited=Viewer Contributed
|AddedJcastle=2020
|AddedJcastle=2020
|Japanese Notes=
|Visits=
|GPSLocation=36.41332, 138.30825
|GPSLocation=36.41332, 138.30825
|Contributor=ART
|Contributor=ART
|FriendsLinks=
}}
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Revision as of 12:21, 7 July 2025

Yakata usually refers to a medieval fortified manor hall, but in fact this is the site of an Edo Period jin'ya or daikansho, a fortified administrative compound used to govern smaller territorial holdings. I was impressed by the ishigaki (stone-piled ramparts). These beautiful stone walls are the re

Sen'ishiYakata03.JPG

History

In 1622 Sengoku Tadamasa was relocated from Komorojō to Uedajō. His territory included this area, which in 1669 Sengoku Masākira built a jin'ya here to administer. This "sub-domain" was valued at 2,000 koku, later increased to 2,700 koku, and contained the villages of Yazawa, Shimosato, Akasaka, Urushido, Iwashimizu, Koida, Mori and part of Hayashino-gō (gō = township / collection of villages). This is a fertile area located to the east of the Kamikawa River. In 1706 Sengoku Clan was relocated to Izushijō, but the branch at the Sengoku-yakata remained in place and governed until the Meiji Restoration.


Field Notes

Yakata usually refers to a medieval fortified manor hall, but in fact this is the site of an Edo Period jin'ya or daikansho, a fortified administrative compound used to govern smaller territorial holdings. I was impressed by the ishigaki (stone-piled ramparts). These beautiful stone walls are the remains of the jin'ya. One platform of piled stone looks like it could've served as a turret foundation. Atop is a storehouse structure which has been "castellated" and has shachihoko (鯱) on the roof. I'm not sure this qualifies as a reconstruction but it looks great.




Gallery
  • Ishigaki
  • Sen'ishiYakata01.JPG
  • Sen'ishiYakata13.JPG
  • Sen'ishiYakata02.JPG
  • Sen'ishiYakata04.JPG
  • Sen'ishiYakata15.JPG


Castle Profile
English Name Sengoku Yakata
Japanese Name 仙石館
Alternate Names Yazawa-jin'ya; Sengoku-daikansho; Sengoku-jin'ya;
Founder Sengoku Masākira
Year Founded 1669
Castle Type Flatland
Castle Condition No main keep but other buildings
Historical Period Edo Period
Artifacts Ishigaki
Features gates, stone walls
Visitor Information
Access Ueda Station on the Shinano Railway; Sugadaira Bus from Ueda Station No.3 Bus Stop
Hours Free; 24/7
Time Required 20 minutes
Location Ueda, Nagano Prefecture
Coordinates 36.41332, 138.30825
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Admin
Added to Jcastle 2020
Contributor ART
Admin Year Visited Viewer Contributed


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