Jikouin Yakata
Jikōin-yakata is actually a small complex of fortifications at the foot of the castle mount of Iinawajō. A series of now forested terraces are the former site of a fortified manor house. There are the remains of several karabori (dry moats). Slightly above the temple Jikōin, where the site gets it (
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History
Jikōin-yakata was the site of a fortified residential area of the lords in charge of the Iinawajō complex of fortifications on the mountain above which were built by the Ogasawara clan. Day-to-day affairs were carried out here, the area being also described as the ôte (main gate) of the castle. The castle-village spread below where the peasants who worked the lord's fields lived. For a yakata the Jikōin-yakata was quite heavily fortified with its own mini redoubt directly above.
Field Notes
Jikōin-yakata is actually a small complex of fortifications at the foot of the castle mount of Iinawajō. A series of now forested terraces are the former site of a fortified manor house. There are the remains of several karabori (dry moats). Slightly above the temple Jikōin, where the site gets it (anachronistic) name, next to the rail road, was a fortified bailey space. Here dorui (earthen ramparts) can still be discerned.
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| Castle Profile | |
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| English Name | Jikouin Yakata |
| Japanese Name | 慈光院館 |
| Founder | Ogasawara Clan |
| Year Founded | Sengoku Period |
| Castle Type | Fortified Manor |
| Castle Condition | Ruins only |
| Historical Period | Pre Edo Period |
| Artifacts | Karabori, Dorui, Kuruwa |
| Features | trenches |
| Visitor Information | |
| Access | Shiojiri Station on the Chūō Main Line; 45minute walk |
| Hours | 24/7; Free; Temple |
| Time Required | 20 minutes |
| Location | Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 36.09312, 137.97441 |
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| Admin | |
| Added to Jcastle | 2021 |
| Contributor | ART |
| Admin Year Visited | Viewer Contributed |
| Friends of JCastle | |
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