Hinatabata Yakata
Hinatabata-yakata is a fortified manor hall site in the Sanada Township of Ueda Municipality. The site is now terraced fields at the foot of the Matsuo castle-mount; and the hiking trail starts here. There are some nice stone-piled retaining walls, but these do not date to the time of the yakata. Re
History
Hinatabata-yakata was the first manor hall of the Sanada Clan, predating the Yamaga-yakata and the Sanada-yakata. Hinatabata-yakata may have been constructed as early as the Kamakura period, and was inhabited into the Muromachi period. The site then became a temple, Jōfukuin, which served as the Sanada's bodaiji (clan temple).
Field Notes
Hinatabata-yakata is a fortified manor hall site in the Sanada Township of Ueda Municipality. The site is now terraced fields at the foot of the Matsuo castle-mount; and the hiking trail starts here. There are some nice stone-piled retaining walls, but these do not date to the time of the yakata. Relics include stone gorintō (five-tier stupas), cenotaphs of the Sanada Clan, and a shrine where Sanada Yukimura is enshrined. The Anchira shrine contains a wooden statue which is thought to depict either Sanada Yukimura or Sanada Yukitaka. There is also an altar to Amida. I came here en route to Matsuo Castle in 2020.
| Castle Profile | |
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| English Name | Hinatabata Yakata |
| Japanese Name | 日向畑館 |
| Founder | Sanada Clan |
| Year Founded | Kamakura Period |
| Castle Type | Fortified Manor |
| Castle Condition | Ruins only |
| Historical Period | Pre Edo Period |
| Features | |
| Visitor Information | |
| Access | Ueda Station on the Shinano Railway; Sugadaira Bus from Ueda Station No.3 Bus Stop; rental cycle |
| Hours | 24/7 free; fields |
| Time Required | 20 minutes |
| URL | Castle Website |
| Location | Ueda, Nagano Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 36.45597, 138.34092 |
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| Admin | |
| Added to Jcastle | 2023 |
| Contributor | ART |
| Admin Year Visited | Viewer Contributed |
| Friends of JCastle | |
| Oshiro Tabi Nikki | |
