Iwabuchi Castle (Aida)
Toride-toride could be translated as 'Fort Fort', which I think is amazing. Castle blogger extraordinaire Yogo-sensei recommends that the fort's name be changed to something else, suggesting 'Kodamashi-toride', but he's no fun; 'Toride-toride' is an awesome name! The name of the area is Toride, now
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History
Iwabuchijō was a large fortified residence with multiple sections or baileys; the castellan was Iwabuchi Bungonokami, a general of Aida Hiromasa.
For more information see: Aida Yakata
Field Notes
Toride-toride could be translated as 'Fort Fort', which I think is amazing. Castle blogger extraordinaire Yogo-sensei recommends that the fort's name be changed to something else, suggesting 'Kodamashi-toride', but he's no fun; 'Toride-toride' is an awesome name! The name of the area is Toride, now using different kanji, 「取出」, so I don't know but perhaps the area was named for the fort, its original name unknown, and then subsequently the fort was named for the area? The kanji for Toride is 「砦」, from the Chinese meaning 'fort with stockades', but it can be also rendered phonetically as 「取手」 in Japanese. Toride bus stop is located opposite the Thunder Shrine.
The ruins of Toride-toride in Toride (I'm still amused that each of those 'toride' take different kanji) consist of earthworks such as baileys, dry moats and earthen ramparts, but it is mostly on private property. The main section can be seen from the road. The most notable feature is a 50m long karabori (dry moat). Since Toride-toride is a clifftop fort this karabori then does down the steep hillside to form a tatebori (climbing moat). A marker for the castle is positioned atop of the dorui (earthen ramparts) which sit above this moat. The marker used to have the fort's name on presumably but it has since faded and is now illegible. It's still nice to see the piece of wood, as its brother marker at nearby Iwabuchijō is now gone; both markers were erected under Shiga Village Municipality which was annexed into the expanded Matsumoto Municipality in 2005.
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| Castle Profile | |
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| English Name | Aida Iwabuchi Castle |
| Japanese Name | 会田岩渕城 |
| Founder | Iwabuchi Bungonokami |
| Year Founded | Medieval Era |
| Castle Type | Hilltop |
| Castle Condition | Ruins only |
| Historical Period | Pre Edo Period |
| Artifacts | Karabori |
| Features | trenches |
| Visitor Information | |
| Access | Nearest station is Akashina Station on the Shinonoi Line; 15 minute drive |
| Hours | 24/7 free; fields |
| Time Required | 30 minutes |
| Location | Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 36.34697, 138.00433 |
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| Admin | |
| Added to Jcastle | 2022 |
| Contributor | ART |
| Admin Year Visited | Viewer Contributed |
| Friends of JCastle | |
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| Yogo | |
