Yamada Castle

Hidden away inside the Shinrin Koean (aka Musashi Kyuryo National Park), is a great little castle. Situated as an outpost along the old Kamakura highway it was a satellite castle of Musashi Matsuyama Castle at one point and a satellite castle of Oshi Castle at another. The castle ruins are nearly pe

History

The early history of Yamada Castle is very unclear. Likely it was built by the Narita clan as a satellite castle of Oshi Castle to watch over the Kamakura Highway and at some point it came under control of the Hojo at Matsuyama Castle (Saitama). It was taken by Maeda Toshiie in 1590 as part of the wider Siege of Odawara and likely abandoned thereafter.

Field Notes

Hidden away inside the Shinrin Koean (aka Musashi Kyuryo National Park), is a great little castle. Situated as an outpost along the old Kamakura highway it was a satellite castle of Musashi Matsuyama Castle at one point and a satellite castle of Oshi Castle at another. The castle ruins are nearly perfectly preserved. It is basically a single bailey fortification with a deep trench around the outside. The inside also has some more earthen embankments that split the interior into 3 main sections, one of which has an additional trench. The castle is near the park entrance and well signposted, unlike Yamazaki Castle (Saitama) which is also in the same park.

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Castle Profile
English Name	Yamada Castle
Japanese Name	山田城
Founder	Narita clan
Year Founded
Castle Type	Hilltop
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
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Location	Namegawa, Saitama Prefecture
Coordinates	36.06983, 139.36576
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Added to Jcastle	2020
Contributor	Eric
Admin Year Visited	2020
Admin Visits	January 19, 2020
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