Ii Yakata
Ii-yakata is a former fortified manor hall site in the town of Iinoya, Inasa Township, Hamana Ward, Hamamatsu Municipality. It was the kyokan (residential compound) of the Ii Clan. There are scant remnants, and the main point of interest is probably the explanatory board about the site in front of a
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History
See Iinoyajou.
Field Notes
Ii-yakata is a former fortified manor hall site in the town of Iinoya, Inasa Township, Hamana Ward, Hamamatsu Municipality. It was the kyokan (residential compound) of the Ii Clan. There are scant remnants, and the main point of interest is probably the explanatory board about the site in front of a local community centre. The board contains both a Japanese and English description of the site, as well as a map made by Edo period chroniclers of the ruins. Whilst the site is now mostly housing, remnants are said to include a small mound which was a corner segment of a rampart, referred to as the Itono ('Well Lord') Mound; and the gutters which run between homes to the south of the community centre are thought to have been where the kyokan's moats ran.
According to the Edo period map shown, the kyokan complex was expansive, and included three baileys. The layout was of successive baileys in a row with the rear of the compound protected by a moat. There was also a waterway to the south according to the explanation board. Some castle-bloggers indicate that the moats wholly surrounded the compound and extended to the foot of the Iinoyajō castle-mount. This could make Iinoyajō a hirayamajiro (hill-and-plains castle) with an integrated kyokan (for example, like medieval Tatsunojō or Hagijō). Other castling sites consider Iinoyajō a yamajiro, which is a designation used when the kyokan is detached from the fortified mount (to pick a well-known example, like Bitchū-Matsuyamajō). It's not clear to me which Iinoyajō should be categorised as, but clearly it and the Ii-yakata formed a typical medieval jōkan (fort-residence) system, wherein the yakata was the site of daily living, and the fortified mount above was used as a redoubt in times of conflict.
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| English Name | Ii Yakata |
| Japanese Name | 井伊館 |
| Alternate Names | Ii-shi Kyokan (井伊氏居館) |
| Founder | Ii Clan |
| Year Founded | 11th Century |
| Castle Type | Fortified Manor |
| Castle Condition | Ruins only |
| Historical Period | Pre Edo Period |
| Artifacts | Dorui |
| Features | |
| Visitor Information | |
| Access | Nearest station is Kanasashi Station on the Tenryū-Hamana Line |
| Hours | Access Limited |
| Time Required | 10 minutes |
| Location | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 34.83456, 137.67357 |
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| Admin | |
| Added to Jcastle | 2024 |
| Contributor | ART |
| Admin Year Visited | Viewer Contributed |
| Friends of JCastle | |
| Jōkaku Hōrōki | |
| Yogo | |
