Nakahokkyu Castle
Nakahokkyūjō is a yamajiro (mountaintop castle) ruin on a small ridge terminus in Nakai Township, Okazaki Municipality. I went into the valley area where there are lots of old stone-piled retaining walls put there by farmers generations ago. From the valley I ascended onto the ridge and walked to th
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History
Nakahokkyūjō was built by Naruse Yorikiyo in the middle 14th century.
Field Notes
Nakahokkyūjō is a yamajiro (mountaintop castle) ruin on a small ridge terminus in Nakai Township, Okazaki Municipality. I went into the valley area where there are lots of old stone-piled retaining walls put there by farmers generations ago. From the valley I ascended onto the ridge and walked to the tip. Here there was a flattened area with some terracing, and an old hōkyōintō, a type of cenotaph. This is the site of Nakahokkyūjō. The hilltop does appear to have been worked by medieval hands, but specific fortification features are difficult to delineate.
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| Castle Profile | |
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| English Name | Nakahokkyu Castle |
| Japanese Name | 中保久城 |
| Founder | Naruse Yorikiyo |
| Year Founded | Mid' 14th Century |
| Castle Type | Mountaintop |
| Castle Condition | Ruins only |
| Historical Period | Pre Edo Period |
| Features | stone walls |
| Visitor Information | |
| Access | I cycled from downtown Okazaki |
| Hours | 24/7 free; mountain |
| Time Required | 30 minutes |
| URL | Castle Website |
| Location | Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 34.99379, 137.28621 |
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| Admin | |
| Added to Jcastle | 2024 |
| Contributor | ART |
| Admin Year Visited | Viewer Contributed |
| Friends of JCastle | |
| Jōkaku Shashin Kiroku | |
| Aichi Shiro | |
| Shiroiku | |
