Tsukikanekubo Fort

Tsukikanekubo-toride was the site of a fortified signal tower. Due to the terrain there was often a dense mist, however, thrown up by the rapids below, and so the Tsukikanekubo-toride also made use of sound to convey warnings. Drums were beat and bells were rung to alert allies to the presence of th

History

Tsukikanekubo-toride was part of a network of fortfications centred around the Summer Road. It is thought to have been a watch tower and a signal tower which made use of bells to alert defenders to the advance of the enemy. See my profile on Natsumichi Fort for more information.

Field Notes

Tsukikanekubo-toride was the site of a fortified signal tower. Due to the terrain there was often a dense mist, however, thrown up by the rapids below, and so the Tsukikanekubo-toride also made use of sound to convey warnings. Drums were beat and bells were rung to alert allies to the presence of the enemy. The name suggests a bell tower was erected here for that purpose; written materials elude to it, though it is also possible that the bell tower was part of a religious compound. No ruins remain. I found some stone-pilings, but they likely date to after the time of the fort, and in several instances I found concrete blocks atop of them, suggesting some modern utility was erected here, like a telephone wire, though who knows for what purpose. Now the site is a rocky ridge, quite beautiful in its way. The site begins after a large marker stone and religious statuettes at the bend in the forest road.

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Castle Profile
English Name	Tsukikanekubo Fort
Japanese Name	撞鐘久保砦
Founder	Kiso Yoshimasa
Year Founded	Sengoku Period
Castle Type	Mountaintop
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Features
Visitor Information
Access	Shinshimashima Station on the Kamikōchi Line; 15 minute walk to trailhead
Hours	24/7 free; mountain
Time Required	30 minutes
Location	Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture
Coordinates	36.17969, 137.78944
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Added to Jcastle	2022
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