Hoshina Maenoyama Fort
Hoshina-Maenoyama-toride, meaning 'Fort on the mountain above Hoshina', is a yamajiro (mountaintop castle) ruin located in the Wakaho Township of Nagano Municpality. Ruins include earthworks such as horikiri (trenches). This is a small fort with a simply layout consisting of a flattened bailey space
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History
Hoshina-Maenoyama-toride, also called just Hoshina-Maeyama-toride, was part of a complex of fortifications used by the Hoshina Clan, centred around Sōdaijijō, to protect their territory and their manor hall, the Hoshina-yakata.
See Soudai Castle for more information.
Field Notes
Hoshina-Maenoyama-toride, meaning 'Fort on the mountain above Hoshina', is a yamajiro (mountaintop castle) ruin located in the Wakaho Township of Nagano Municpality. Ruins include earthworks such as horikiri (trenches). This is a small fort with a simply layout consisting of a flattened bailey space along the mountain ridge overlooking the plain. To the front the mountain slopes downward, and to the rear there is a horikiri. A little above the fort site is the Danjō Rock, a large boulder which seems ready to topple off the mountain but obligingly doesn't.
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| Castle Profile | |
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| English Name | Hoshina Maenoyama Fort |
| Japanese Name | 保科前の山砦 |
| Founder | Hoshina Masatoshi |
| Year Founded | 15th Century |
| Castle Type | Mountaintop |
| Castle Condition | Ruins only |
| Historical Period | Pre Edo Period |
| Features | trenches |
| Visitor Information | |
| Access | I cycled to the mountain after renting an 'e-bike' from opposite Suzaka Station; take the trail to Mount Tarou |
| Hours | 24/7 free; mountain |
| Time Required | 20 minutes |
| Location | Nagano, Nagano Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 36.59415, 138.25921 |
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| Admin | |
| Added to Jcastle | 2023 |
| Contributor | ART |
| Admin Year Visited | Viewer Contributed |
| Friends of JCastle | |
| Ranmaru | |
