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- 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) [4,596 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...")