Minagawa Jin'ya (Totomi)
Minagawa-jin'ya is a jin'ya site in Hitokoto Township, Iwata Municipality. No ruins remain, but a gate relocated off-site to a temple to the north in the same township is said to have stood originally at the jin'ya. The temple, a Sōtō Zen temple, is called Chionsai, which is an unusual name for a te
History
Minagawa-jin'ya was built by Minagawa Hirotaka in 1698. Hirotaka, a hatamoto (bannerman), had worked in Hitachi Province to eleviate water shortages with irrigation projects. For his meritorious deeds he was later in life granted a fief in Tôtōmi Province valued at about 5,000 koku, which his descendents lorded until the abolition of feudalism in 1871 (though before that their holdings were reduced to 3,000 koku in 1852).
Field Notes
Minagawa-jin'ya is a jin'ya site in Hitokoto Township, Iwata Municipality. No ruins remain, but a gate relocated off-site to a temple to the north in the same township is said to have stood originally at the jin'ya. The temple, a Sōtō Zen temple, is called Chionsai, which is an unusual name for a temple.
This site is Minagawa-jin'ya in Tôtōmi Province (part of modern day Shizuoka Pref.), not to be confused with Minagawa-jin'ya in Shimotsuke Province (Tochigi Pref.).
| Castle Profile | |
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| English Name | Minagawa Jin'ya (Totomi) |
| Japanese Name | 遠江皆川陣屋 |
| Founder | Minagawa Hirotaka |
| Year Founded | 1698 |
| Castle Type | Flatland |
| Castle Condition | No main keep but other buildings |
| Historical Period | Edo Period |
| Artifacts | Relocated Gate |
| Features | gates |
| Visitor Information | |
| Access | Toyodachō Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line; 30 min walk |
| Hours | 24/7 free; fields |
| Time Required | 10 minutes |
| Location | Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 34.72261, 137.83424 |
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| Admin | |
| Added to Jcastle | 2025 |
| Contributor | ART |
| Admin Year Visited | Viewer Contributed |
| Friends of JCastle | |
| Umoreta Kojō | |
| Shiseki no Yawa | |
| Oshiro Tabi Nikki | |
