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access: Takeda Station (Bantan Line); 60 min walk or 15 min taxi (1500 yen)
added jcastle: 2005
alternate names: Torafushi-jo
castle condition: Ruins only
castle type: Mountaintop
city: Asago
contributor: Eric
designations: National Historic Site
designations: Top 100 Mountaintop Castles
designations: Top 100 Castles
english name: Takeda Castle
features: Trenches
features: Stone walls
GPS location#aux: 35.30012,134.82929
historical period: Pre Edo Period
japanese name: 竹田城
notes: This is a truly impressive castle. Despite being only ruins; the location, stone walls, design, and view easily make it worth 4 stars. It is amazing how they built such extensive stone walls on top of the mountain. There are few trains running to Takeda and you'll want at least 90 minutes at the castle (depending on how much you take pictures) so plan accordingly. At the foot of the mountain are some temples with walls that look similar to castle walls. This temple and shrine complex was actually established as a defense for the castle. Across the valley there is also the Ritsuunkyo park with great views of the castle from afar. Refer to the Ritsuunkyo gallery below for more details. Takeda Castle has suffered from over tourism and becoming too popular over the last 10 years. Too many visitors compacted the ground, wore away the topsoil and made it prone to erosion and weakening the stone walls. The site has been closed completely or in part at different times for repairs. It all started from a book of photographs and then an early Google maps TV commercial and a JR campaign that featured fantastic views of the castle "in the clouds". The first time I visited there were multiple hiking trails to the top and no one around. In fact, I was told by another veteran castle fan and longtime friend (Shirofan) to only visit in the late autumn and winter or it would be too weedy to see the stonework well! The second time, popularity had increased dramatically and they had closed all the trails but one and were limiting the number of people on the site at one time. In recent years, two of the original trails have been reopened but there are designated walking paths around the site. You are no longer free to roam the site as you please and the Hanayashiki Bailey is also now closed. Takeda Castle also has the distinction of being the only castle where the town has asked me to remove some information (from my original first visit). They did not want people hunting down the now cl…
prefecture: Hyogo Prefecture
time required: 90 mins on site + 2hrs round trip to the station
visitor information: Some areas currently blocked off for repairs.
visits: Nov. 15, 2009; Sept 27, 2013
year visited: 2009
year visited: 2013
wiki page modification date: 2022-06-15T08:34:43Z
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