Narisawa Castle

For a small and relatively unknown castle, this site is well maintained with many signs. There are some busses that pass by as well. I actually caught a bus from near the Hachiman Shrine to Kaminoyama which was useful to visit Kaminoyama Castle afterwards. There are a few different entrances to

History

Shiba Kaneyori moved to Yamagata and established Yamagata Castle in 1356. His grandson built Narisawa Castle in 1381 to help defend Yamagata Castle and took the name Narisawa. It has good views towards Yamagata Castle, Hasedo Castle and on to the Kaminoyama area too. In the 1578 battle between the Mogami and Kaminoyama it was the front line defense for Yamagata Castle. In 1622 the Mogami were reassigned to small lands in Ohmi and Narisawa Castle was abandoned.

Field Notes

For a small and relatively unknown castle, this site is well maintained with many signs. There are some busses that pass by as well. I actually caught a bus from near the Hachiman Shrine to Kaminoyama which was useful to visit Kaminoyama Castle afterwards. There are a few different entrances to the castle. I entered from the old trail behind the Hachiman Shrine and came back out through the Oteguchi (Narisawa Oteguchi) because they were closer to the bus stops.

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Gallery

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  Oteguchi Entrance
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  Honmaru Bailey
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  Toyoshita Entrance
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  View towards Yamagata Castle
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  Side bailey and kirigishi (cut cliff face)
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  Bailey
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  Side bailey and kirigishi (cut cliff face)
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  Bailey
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  Earthen embankment on the left
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  Horikri trench became a road
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  Ninomaru Bailey
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  Ninomaru Bailey
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  Ninomaru Bailey
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  Bailey
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  Bailey
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  Map

Castle Profile
English Name	Narisawa Castle
Japanese Name	成沢城
Founder	Shiba Kaneyoshi
Year Founded	1381
Castle Type	Mountaintop
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Features	trenches
Visitor Information
Access	Zao Sta. (Ou Main Line), 25 min walk
Hours	park, open any time
Time Required	50 mins
URL	Castle Website
Location	Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture
Coordinates	38.20331, 140.32219
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Admin
Added to Jcastle	2017
Contributor	Eric
Admin Year Visited	2017
Admin Visits	November 2, 2017

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