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18:36, 15 May 2025 ‎Koteshiro Fort (hist | edit) ‎[3,515 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Castle |English Name=Koteshiro Fort |Japanese Name=小手城砦 |Romaji Name=Koteshiro-toride |Alternate Names=Koteshiro (小手城・古手城) |Founder=Takeda Clan |Year Founded=14th-15th Century |Castle Type=Mountaintop |Castle Condition=Ruins only |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period |Artifacts=Noroshidai |Features=stone walls |Access=90min hike from Daizōkyōjiyama |Visitor Information=24/7 free; mountain |Time Required=30 mins |Website=https://sitereports.nabunken....")
18:03, 15 May 2025 ‎Furujiro Fort (hist | edit) ‎[3,447 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Castle |English Name=Furujiro Fort |Japanese Name=古城砦 |Romaji Name=Furujiro-toride |Alternate Names=Furujiro (古城砦) |Founder=Takeda Clan |Year Founded=15th Century |Castle Type=Mountaintop |Castle Condition=Ruins only |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period |Artifacts=Kuruwa, Kofun |Features=trenches, stone walls |Access=50 min hike on from Daizōkyōjiyama, or 30 min hike up from Chōkokuji. |Visitor Information=24/7 free; mountain |Time Required=20 mins |Website...")
17:53, 15 May 2025 ‎Niijiro Fort (hist | edit) ‎[3,014 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Castle |English Name=Niijiro Fort |Japanese Name=新城砦 |Romaji Name=Niijiro-toride |Alternate Names=Niijiro (新城) |Founder=Takeda Nobutora |Year Founded=15th Century |Castle Type=Mountaintop |Castle Condition=Ruins only |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period |Artifacts=Horikiri, Dorui |Features=trenches |Access=Isawa-Onsen Station on the Chūō Line East; 6 min walk to trailhead; 60+ min hike to peak |Visitor Information=24/7 free; mountain |Time Required=15 mins |We...")
15:42, 15 May 2025 ‎Kagohana Fort (hist | edit) ‎[2,007 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Castle |English Name=Kagohana Fort |Japanese Name=籠鼻砦 |Romaji Name=Kagohana-toride |Founder=Imagawa Clan |Year Founded=15th Century |Castle Type=Mountaintop |Castle Condition=Ruins only |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period |Artifacts=Horikiri, Kuruwa, &c. |Features=trenches |Access=Descend from Shizuhatayamajō; the southwestern ridge from the third bailey. |Visitor Information=24/7 free; mountain |Time Required=20 mins |City=Shizuoka |Prefecture=Shizuoka Prefecture...")
15:39, 15 May 2025 ‎Shizuhatayama Castle (hist | edit) ‎[3,080 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Castle |English Name=Shizuhatayama Castle |Japanese Name=賤機山城 |Romaji Name=Shizuhatayamajō |Founder=Imagawa Norikuni; Imagawa Norimasa |Year Founded=1330s; 1411 |Castle Type=Mountaintop |Castle Condition=Ruins only |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period |Artifacts=Dorui, Kuruwa, Horikiri, &c. |Features=trenches |Access=Shin-Shizuoka Station on the Shizuoka-Shimizu Line; 20 min walk to trailhead; 40 min hike. |Visitor Information=24/7 free; mountain |Time Required=6...")
15:10, 15 May 2025 ‎Sentougamine Castle (hist | edit) ‎[3,003 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Castle |English Name=Sentougamine Castle |Japanese Name=千頭峯城 |Romaji Name=Sentōǵaminejō |Founder=Takashina Moronao |Year Founded=1339 |Castle Type=Mountaintop |Castle Condition=Ruins only |Designations=Prefectural Historic Site |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period |Artifacts=Horikiri, Kuruwa, Dorui, &c. |Features=trenches |Access=Mikkabi Station on the Tenryū-Hamanako Line; 40 min walk to trailhead. |Visitor Information=24/7 free; mountain |Time Required=60 mi...")
14:57, 15 May 2025 ‎Noji Castle (hist | edit) ‎[4,597 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Castle |English Name=Noji Castle |Japanese Name=野地城 |Romaji Name=Nojijō |Alternate Names=Noji-ochaya |Founder=1583 |Year Founded=Nobutoshi |Castle Type=Flatland |Castle Condition=No main keep but other buildings |Historical Period=Edo Period |Artifacts=Karabori, Mizubori, &c. |Features=water moats, trenches |Access=Tsuźuki Station on the Tenryū-Hamanako Line; 10 min walk. |Visitor Information=24/7 free; park |Time Required=20 minutes |City=Hamamatsu |Prefectur...")
14:48, 15 May 2025 ‎Saku Castle (hist | edit) ‎[3,325 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Castle |English Name=Saku Castle |Japanese Name=佐久城 |Romaji Name=Sakujō |Alternate Names=Mikkabi-Sakujō (三ヶ日佐久城) |Founder=1348; c.1560 |Year Founded=Hamana Kiyomasa; Hamana Yorihiro |Castle Type=Mountaintop |Castle Condition=Ruins only |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period |Artifacts=Dorui, Dobashi, &c. |Features=trenches |Access=Tsuźuki Station on the Tenryū-Hamanako Line; 25 min walk. |Visitor Information=24/7 free; park |Time Required=20 minutes |C...")
14:39, 15 May 2025 ‎Iidako Castle (Totomi) (hist | edit) ‎[1,694 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Castle |English Name=Iidako Castle (Totomi) |Japanese Name=遠江飯田古城 |Romaji Name=Tôtōmi-Iidakojō |Founder=Yamauchi Michizane |Year Founded=1401 |Castle Type=Mountaintop |Castle Condition=Ruins only |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period |Artifacts=Dorui, Horikiri, &c. |Features=trenches |Access=Nearest station is Enden Station on the Tenryū-Hamanako Railway; 40 min walk. |Visitor Information=24/7 free; temple |Time Required=20 mins |City=Mori |Prefecture=Shizu...")
14:34, 15 May 2025 ‎Iida Castle (Totomi) (hist | edit) ‎[2,584 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Castle |English Name=Iida Castle (Totomi) |Japanese Name=遠江飯田城 |Romaji Name=Tôtōmi-Iidajō |Founder=Yamauchi Michiyasu |Year Founded=1545 |Castle Type=Mountaintop |Castle Condition=Ruins only |Designations=Local Historic Site |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period |Artifacts=Dorui, Horikiri, &c. |Features=trenches |Access=Nearest station is Enden Station on the Tenryū-Hamanako Railway; 45 min walk. |Visitor Information=24/7 free; park |Time Required=30 mins |Ci...")
12:42, 15 May 2025 ‎Sanadayama Castle (hist | edit) ‎[2,477 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Castle |English Name=Sanadayama Castle |Japanese Name=真田山城 |Romaji Name=Sanadayamajō |Founder=Mutō Clan |Year Founded=c.1572 |Castle Type=Mountaintop |Castle Condition=Ruins only |Designations=Local Historic Site |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period |Artifacts=Dorui, Horikiri, &c. |Features=trenches |Access=Enden Station on the Tenryū-Hamanako Railway; 30 min walk to trailhead. |Visitor Information=24/7 free; mountain |Time Required=30 mins |City=Mori |Prefect...")
10:25, 15 May 2025 ‎Chouja Yashiki (Totomi) (hist | edit) ‎[2,887 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Castle |English Name=Chouja Yashiki (Totomi) |Japanese Name=遠江長者屋敷 |Romaji Name=Tôtōmi-Chōja-yashiki |Founder=Nara Court |Year Founded=7th-8th Century |Castle Type=Fortified Manor |Castle Condition=Ruins only |Designations=Prefectural Historic Site |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period |Artifacts=Dorui, Karabori, &c. |Features=trenches |Access=Nearest Station is Shikiji Station on the Tenryū-Hamanako Railway |Visitor Information=24/7 free; park |Time Requir...")
08:31, 15 May 2025 ‎Nakaizumi Jin'ya (hist | edit) ‎[4,569 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Castle |English Name=Nakaizumi Jin'ya |Japanese Name=中泉陣屋 |Romaji Name=Nakaizumi-jin'ya |Alternate Names=Nakaizumi-goten (中泉御殿 ) |Founder=1590 |Year Founded=Horio Yoshiharu |Castle Type=Flatland |Castle Condition=Ruins only |Historical Period=Edo Period |Artifacts=Relocated Gates |Features=gates |Access=Iwata Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line; 2 min walk. |Visitor Information=24/7 free; parl |Time Required=10 minutes |Website=http://www4.tokai.or.jp/na...")
16:04, 14 May 2025 ‎Minagawa Jin'ya (Totomi) (hist | edit) ‎[1,941 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Castle |English Name=Minagawa Jin'ya (Totomi) |Japanese Name=遠江皆川陣屋 |Romaji Name=Tôtōmi-Minagawa-jin'ya |Founder=Minagawa Hirotaka |Year Founded=1698 |Castle Type=Flatland |Castle Condition=Ruins only |Historical Period=Edo Period |Artifacts=Relocated Gate |Features=gates |Access=Toyodachō Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line; 30 min walk |Visitor Information=24/7 free; fields |Time Required=10 minutes |City=Iwata |Prefecture=Shizuoka Prefecture |Notes=Min...")
15:52, 14 May 2025 ‎Aika Yashiki (hist | edit) ‎[3,415 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Castle |English Name=Aika Yashiki |Japanese Name=秋鹿屋敷 |Romaji Name=Aika-yashiki |Alternate Names=Kaienrō |Founder=Aika Naotomo |Year Founded=c.1573 |Castle Type=Fortified Manor |Castle Condition=Ruins only |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period |Artifacts=Dorui |Access=Iwata Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line; 10 min walk. |Visitor Information=24/7 free; park |Time Required=10 minutes |Website=http://www4.tokai.or.jp/naka-izumi/aikatei.htm |City=Iwata |Prefecture=S...")
15:29, 14 May 2025 ‎Koumyo Castle (hist | edit) ‎[2,688 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Castle |English Name=Koumyo Castle |Japanese Name=光明城 |Romaji Name=Kōmyōjō |Founder=Asahina Tokishige |Year Founded=c.1530 |Castle Type=Mountaintop |Castle Condition=Ruins only |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period |Artifacts=Horikiri |Features=trenches, stone walls |Access=Ippukudokoro-Yokokawa Roadside Station on Route 362; 10 min walk to trailhead; 100 min hike. |Visitor Information=24/7 free; mountain |Time Required=60 mins |City=Hamamatsu |Prefecture=Shizuoka...")
15:51, 13 May 2025 ‎Amagata Castle (hist | edit) ‎[3,467 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Castle |English Name=Amagata Castle |Japanese Name=天方城 |Romaji Name=Amagatajō |Alternate Names=Amagatashinjō / Shinjō |Founder=Amagata Michioki |Year Founded=1568 |Castle Type=Mountaintop |Castle Condition=Ruins only |Designations=Local Historic Site |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period |Artifacts=Dorui, dobashi, karabori, &c. |Features=trenches |Access=Nearest station is Towata Sation on the Tenryū-Hamanako Railway |Visitor Information=24/7 free; mountain |Time...")
09:34, 10 May 2025 ‎Shizuhara South Castle (hist | edit) ‎[4,636 bytes] ‎Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Castle |English Name=Shizuhara South Castle |Japanese Name=静原城（南城） |Romaji Name=shizuhara-jo kita-jiro |Founder=Miyoshi Nagayoshi |Year Founded=1555 |Castle Type=Mountaintop |Castle Condition=Ruins only |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period |Features=trenches |Access=Ichihara Station (Eiden Line), bus to Shizuhara |Visitor Information=Mountain trails, open any time |Time Required=120 mins |City=Kyoto |Prefecture=Kyoto |Notes=There are two castles associated a...")
07:46, 10 May 2025 ‎Shizuhara North Castle (hist | edit) ‎[4,014 bytes] ‎Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Castle |English Name=Shizuhara (North) Castle |Japanese Name=静原城（北城） |Romaji Name=shizuhara-jo kita-jiro |Founder=Miyoshi Nagayoshi |Year Founded=1555 |Castle Type=Mountaintop |Castle Condition=Ruins only |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period |Features=trenches |Visitor Information=Mountain trails, open any time |City=Kyoto |Prefecture=Kyoto |Notes=There are two castles associated as Shizuhara Castle on this mountain, which I'm splitting into the Shizuhara No...") originally created as "Shizuhara (North) Castle"
23:50, 9 May 2025 ‎Onigajo Castle (hist | edit) ‎[4,168 bytes] ‎Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Castle |English Name=Onigajo Castle |Japanese Name=鬼ヶ城 |Romaji Name=onigajo |Founder=Akai Clan |Year Founded=Muromachi period |Castle Type=Mountaintop |Castle Condition=Reconstructed main keep |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period |Features=trenches, stone walls |Access=Gujo Station (Line), 5km walk; Fukuchiyama Station, Taxi |Visitor Information=Mountain trails, open any time |Time Required=180 mins |City=Fukuchiyama |Prefecture=Kyoto |Notes=This is a long steep hik...")
23:08, 6 May 2025 ‎Iden Miyanokoshi Castle (hist | edit) ‎[1,753 bytes] ‎Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Castle |English Name=Iden Miyanokoshi Castle |Japanese Name=位田宮越城 |Romaji Name=Iden Miyanokoshi-jo |Castle Type=Fortified Manor |Castle Condition=Ruins only |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period |Features=trenches |Access=Ayabe Station (Sanin Line), 10 min bus or 3km walk. |Visitor Information=Mountain trails, open any time |Time Required=30 mins |City=Ayabe |Prefecture=Kyoto |Year Visited=2024 |AddedJcastle=2025 |Visits=November 4, 2024 |GPSLocation=35.3143, 135...")
23:04, 6 May 2025 ‎Iden Castle (hist | edit) ‎[5,150 bytes] ‎Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Castle |English Name=Iden Castle |Japanese Name=位田城 |Romaji Name=Iden-jo |Castle Type=Mountaintop |Castle Condition=Ruins only |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period |Features=trenches |Access=Ayabe Station (Sanin Line), 10 min bus or 3km walk. |Visitor Information=Mountain trails, open any time |Time Required=100 mins |City=Ayabe |Prefecture=Kyoto |Notes=The castle structure map of this site really attracted me to it at first and since it's on the way to Obata Cast...")
22:34, 6 May 2025 ‎Obata Castle (Tanba) (hist | edit) ‎[2,745 bytes] ‎Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Castle |English Name=Obata Castle (Tanba) |Japanese Name=小畑城 |Romaji Name=Obata-jo |Year Founded=Muromachi Period |Castle Type=Mountaintop |Contributor=Eric }}")
13:18, 3 May 2025 ‎Goma Nakamura Castle (hist | edit) ‎[2,026 bytes] ‎Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Castle |English Name=Goma Nakamura Castle |Japanese Name=胡麻中村城 |Romaji Name=Gomanakamura-jo |Founder=Uno Clan |Year Founded=Muromachi Period |Castle Type=Mountaintop |Castle Condition=Ruins only |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period |Access=Goma Sta. (San'in Main Line); 35 min walk |Visitor Information=Mountain trails, open any time |Time Required=30 mins |City=Nantan |Prefecture=Kyoto |Notes=This site is probably not worth the trouble. It is cataloged in the Ky...")
13:01, 3 May 2025 ‎Noge Yakata (hist | edit) ‎[1,910 bytes] ‎Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Castle |English Name=Noge Yakata |Japanese Name=野化館 |Romaji Name=Noge Yakata |Founder=Uno Clan |Year Founded=Muromachi Period |Castle Type=Fortified Manor |Castle Condition=Ruins only |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period |Features=trenches |Access=Goma Sta. (San'in Main Line); 25 min walk |Visitor Information=mountain trails, open any time |Time Required=30 mins |City=Nantan |Prefecture=Kyoto |Notes=I did not expect much before going to this site but was really impr...")
12:33, 3 May 2025 ‎Higashi Goma Castle (hist | edit) ‎[3,013 bytes] ‎Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Castle |English Name=Higashi Goma Castle |Japanese Name=東胡麻城 |Romaji Name=Higashigoma-jo |Alternate Names=Shimogama-jo |Founder=Uno Clan |Year Founded=Muromachi Period |Castle Type=Mountaintop |Castle Condition=Ruins only |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period |Features=trenches |Access=Goma Sta. (San'in Main Line); 20 min walk to trail head |Visitor Information=Mountain trails, open any time |Time Required=60 mins |City=Nantan |Prefecture=Kyoto |Notes=The most comm...")
11:35, 3 May 2025 ‎Shiogai Castle (hist | edit) ‎[3,020 bytes] ‎Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Castle |English Name=Shiogai Castle |Japanese Name=塩貝城 |Romaji Name=Shiogai-jo |Alternate Names=Kamigoma-jo; Goma-jo; Ohto-jo; Goma Ohta-jo |Founder=Shiogai Clan |Year Founded=Muromachi Period |Castle Type=Mountaintop |Castle Condition=Ruins only |Designations=Local Historic Site |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period |Features=trenches |Access=Goma Sta. (San'in Main Line); 30 min walk to trail head |Visitor Information=mountain trails, open any time |Time Required=60...")
08:08, 23 March 2025 ‎Hagi Castle & Hagi Castle Town Project (hist | edit) ‎[1,440 bytes] ‎Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{news |NewsTitle=Hagi Castle & Castle Town Project |NewsDate=2025-03-23 |NewsBody=I recently completed work on a large project about the castle town of Hagi which has been in progress for over a year now. For more details please refer to the Hagi Castle Town feature. It's also the top link under "Feature Articles" above. This update include almost 300 pictures split between 11 albums and 10 samurai residences. ''Feature Article'' Hagi Castle Town...")