Kiridouzan Noroshidai
From the Yamanokami Nature Park the peak of Kiridōzan takes about an hour and a half to climb to. I ascended after having already come back down from the site of Himejō. The trail is easy to follow. It has many switchbacks. Near the top of the trail is a very steep section where the path splits into
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History
According to the "Report on the Distribution of Medieval Castle Ruins in Nagano Prefecture" edited by the Nagano Prefectural Board of Education, there was a beacon tower on this mountain during the Warring States period.
Field Notes
From the Yamanokami Nature Park the peak of Kiridōzan takes about an hour and a half to climb to. I ascended after having already come back down from the site of Himejō. The trail is easy to follow. It has many switchbacks. Near the top of the trail is a very steep section where the path splits into two. The steeper slope is called "man's slope" and the gentler, weaving path is called "woman's slope". Well, I may be comfortably masculine enough to order a barcadi mohito from a pretty barmaid, but I wasn't going to let the mountain emasculate me, and so I took the man's slope at a gambol.
The view from the top is stunning. There used to be a fortified signal tower on this peak. There was a fellow up there doing something with radios; he seemed like an amateur enthusiast. I suppose there are lots of reasons to climb mountains. Here I made a start on my provisions, which consisted of bacon-flavoured poppiri.
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| Castle Profile | |
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| English Name | Kiridouzan Noroshidai |
| Japanese Name | 霧訪山狼煙台 |
| Alternate Names | 霧訪山烽火台 |
| Founder | |
| Year Founded | |
| Castle Type | Mountaintop |
| Castle Condition | Ruins only |
| Historical Period | Pre Edo Period |
| Features | |
| Visitor Information | |
| Access | The trail from Yamanokami Nature Park takes 90 to 120 mins; the trail from Kita-Ono takes about 80 mins up. Ono Station on the Chūō East Line is the nearest station to a trail head.. |
| Hours | 24/7 free; mountain |
| Time Required | 10 minutes |
| Location | Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 36.06395, 137.95107 |
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| Admin | |
| Added to Jcastle | 2021 |
| Contributor | ART |
| Admin Year Visited | Viewer Contributed |
