Futoh'yama Castle

Futôyamajō is a yamajiro (mountaintop castle) you can go to if you have some time between changing trains at Maibara (Maibara is a small town but its station is an important railway connection). That’s what I did anyway. It takes less than ten minutes to walk from the station to Yutani-jinja where t

Field Notes

Futôyamajō is a yamajiro (mountaintop castle) you can go to if you have some time between changing trains at Maibara (Maibara is a small town but its station is an important railway connection). That’s what I did anyway. It takes less than ten minutes to walk from the station to Yutani-jinja where the trail to the castle ruin can be found.

The ruins of Futôyamajō consist of the north castle and south castle. The trail leads to a trench between the two. The ruins each contain the remains of dorui (earthen ramparts), kuruwa (baileys) and hori (trenches). The north ruin contains a yaguradai (turret platform). Though inspecting the ruins necessarily requires re-tracing all of one’s steps, it doesn’t take long to walk throughout the whole site.

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  Rear dobashi (earthen bridge) and trenches
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  Tatebori (climbing trench) at rear of site
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  Castle mount from below
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  Site layout
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  Bailey surrounded by dorui (earthen ramparts)
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Castle Profile
English Name	Futohyama Castle
Japanese Name	太尾山城
Founder	Saitō Myōchin
Year Founded	1471
Castle Type	Mountaintop
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Designations	Local Historic Site
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Artifacts	Kuruwa, Horikiri, Dorui
Features	trenches
Visitor Information
Access	Maibara Station; 5 minute walk to trail head
Hours	24/7 free; mountain
Time Required	50 minutes
Location	Maibara, Shiga Prefecture
Coordinates	35.3147, 136.29874
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