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access: Komachi Sta. (Geibi Line), 10 min walk
added jcastle: 2023
castle condition: Ruins only
castle type: Mountaintop
city: Akitakata
contributor: Eric
designations: Prefectural Historic Site
english name: Goryu Castle
features: Trenches
features: Stone walls
GPS location#aux: 34.69741,132.75286
historical period: Pre Edo Period
japanese name: 五龍城
notes: This one was on my original Hiroshima plan for several years ago when I visited Koriyama Castle, but it was temporarily off limits due to downed trees, some washed out areas and unstable ground following a large typhoon. When I got the chance to go back to Hiroshima recently I made it a top priority to visit. It exceeded my expectations and I'm glad I had another chance to go. In hindsight, it probably would have been impossible to do this castle justice along with Koriyama Castle in one day anyway. The castle itself was the home castle of the Shishido clan, a top retainer of the Mori from nearby Koriyama Castle. It is in a great location where a spear of land sticks out into the plain. The castle starts at the point of the spear and follows the narrow ridge to the top of the mountain. Japanese sources split it into 3 sections, but I will call it two. The first section is quite easy. Leveled areas rise in steps along the ridge until the main bailey (honmaru). There are a few side baileys and stonework and broken or loose stones scattered throughout the site. The trail is fairly good and there are signs labeling each bailey. Most of the sign posts are rotten and the signs have fallen over so those you see standing here I actually stood up against a tree for the photos. On the far end of the honmaru is a huge dorui (earthen embankment) with a small stone retaining wall at the base. Beyond this bailey is one of the biggest horikiri I've ever seen. I question if you can call it a horikiri at all. They just carved off the side of a natural valley between two peaks to make it even more steep. From here there are no signs nor trails. Most visitors stop here and go back, but I knew from maps there was more to see. Here starts the second part of the castle. I tried three different paths to get down this horikiri, including doubling back and trying to get across it at the same elevation as other baileys. The most reasonable route was to angle diagonally down the side slowly. …
prefecture: Hiroshima Prefecture
time required: 90-180 mins
visitor information: mountain, open 24/7
visits: Feb 24, 2023
year visited: 2023
wiki page modification date: 2023-03-30T12:23:42Z
modification date#aux: 2460034.0164583
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