Gassan Toda Castle

There are very few buses form Yasugi Station so the round trip can result in a lot of waiting. The person at the Tourism Information Desk recommended I take a taxi. This was good because I was able to have some time to see Yonago Castle afterwards. The Honmaru is at the top of the mountain behind th

History

The original castle here was built around the end of the Heian Period or early Kamakura Period, but it is not known exactly when or by whom a castle first constructed on this site. It was the home of the Amago clan during the end of the Sengoku Period until they were conquered by Mori Motonari in 1565. In 1600, Horio Yoshiharu moved into the castle and rebuilt and fortified the castle. Horio decided that that Gassan area was not conducive to developing a thriving economy so he started work on Matsue Castle. Gassan Toda Castle was abandoned in 1611 when Horio moved to Matsue.

Field Notes

There are very few buses form Yasugi Station so the round trip can result in a lot of waiting. The person at the Tourism Information Desk recommended I take a taxi. This was good because I was able to have some time to see Yonago Castle afterwards. The Honmaru is at the top of the mountain behind the building in the picture above and well worth the hike.

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Gallery

stone walls of the otemon
horikiri
horikiri moat
Inside the reconstructed building
Some stone walls of the Sanchu Palace area
Stone walls of the Sanchuu Palace area
Some of the stone walls of the Sanchuu Palace.
Some of the stone walls from a gate of the Sanchuu Palace.
stone walls around the Sanchuu Palace Area
Sanchuu Palace area
Stone walls of the Sannomaru Bailey
moat between the Ninomaru and Honmaru baileys
The Ninomaru as taken from the Honmaru bailey
Honmaru bailey
Stone walls of the Sannomaru Bailey
stone wall of the Sanchuu Goten
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Castle Profile
English Name	Gassan Toda Castle
Japanese Name	月山富田城
Alternate Names	Gassan-jo, Toda-jo
Founder	unknown
Year Founded	1600
Castle Type	Mountaintop
Castle Condition	No main keep but other buildings
Designations	Top 100 Castles, Top 100 Mountaintop Castles, National Historic Site
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Features	trenches, stone walls
Visitor Information
Access	3000 yen taxi or very infrequent bus (Yellow Bus) from Yasugi Sta.
Hours
Time Required
URL	Castle Website
Location	Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture
Coordinates	35.3608, 133.18543
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Admin
Added to Jcastle	2011
Contributor	Eric
Admin Year Visited	2010
Admin Visits	November 19, 2010

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