Kosugeyama Yakata
Kosugeyama-yakata is a clifftop fort site in Yasaka Township, Ômachi Municipality. No clear ruins remain, and the site is now a shrine. Broadly speaking the clifftop is flattened into two spaces, perhaps formerly baileys of the fort, with the shrine hall in the upper enclosure, and a cemetery in the
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History
Kosugeyama-yakata was the fortified manor hall of the Kosuge Clan. The Kosuge Clan were vassals of the Nishina Clan. It was their duty to protect the easterly mountainous hinterlands of Nishina territory. Raidenjō atop the mountain to the south may have been used as a fortified redoubt during times of conflict, whilst the yakata was used in day-to-day life, meaning the two sites formed a jōkan (castle-hall) complex. Few details are known, however, and this clifftop fort may have also been used as a checkpoint to control the mountain road which ran below.
Field Notes
Kosugeyama-yakata is a clifftop fort site in Yasaka Township, Ômachi Municipality. No clear ruins remain, and the site is now a shrine. Broadly speaking the clifftop is flattened into two spaces, perhaps formerly baileys of the fort, with the shrine hall in the upper enclosure, and a cemetery in the lower part. The shrine's small necropolis contains handsome gorintō (five-tier stone funerary stupas) standing upon mounds.
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| Castle Profile | |
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| English Name | Kosugeyama Yakata |
| Japanese Name | 小菅山館 |
| Founder | Kosuge Clan |
| Year Founded | Medieval Era |
| Castle Type | Fortified Manor |
| Castle Condition | Ruins only |
| Historical Period | Pre Edo Period |
| Features | |
| Visitor Information | |
| Access | Shinano-Ômachi Station on the Ôito Line; rental e-bike |
| Hours | 24/7 free; shrine |
| Time Required | 20 minutes |
| Location | Ômachi, Nagano Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 36.50667, 137.92587 |
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| Admin | |
| Added to Jcastle | 2023 |
| Contributor | ART |
| Admin Year Visited | Viewer Contributed |
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