Norisada Jin'ya
Norisada-jin'ya is a hillside jin'ya site in Norisada Township, Toyota Municipality. Ruins remain in the form of ishigaki (stone walls), but the site of the jin'ya is now a school and surrounded by housing between it and the road, and so I could only glimpse the ishigaki. I had to venture down a ver
History
In 1600, Suzuki Shigetsugu was granted a small sub-fief in this area valued at 500 koku, and established Norisada-jin'ya, which replaced his castle, Norisadajō, which was abandoned in 1590. The value of the fief was later raised to 1,000 koku. The Norisada-Suzuki Clan continued to rule here until the Meiji period.
Field Notes
Norisada-jin'ya is a hillside jin'ya site in Norisada Township, Toyota Municipality. Ruins remain in the form of ishigaki (stone walls), but the site of the jin'ya is now a school and surrounded by housing between it and the road, and so I could only glimpse the ishigaki. I had to venture down a very narrow path between homes to see the tallest corner segment of it. There is a causeway ramp with stone-piled retaining walls along the approach to the school.
The ishigaki may be mostly around the southwestern sides, whereas the front-facing embankment looks like earthworks for the jin'ya. There is also a terraced space above the school, the school's playground, indicating that Norisada-jin'ya had multiple baileys terracing the hillside. Norisada-jin'ya is the Edo period successor to the sengoku period Norisadajō.
| Castle Profile | |
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| English Name | Norisada Jin'ya |
| Japanese Name | 則定陣屋 |
| Founder | Suzuki Shigetsugu |
| Year Founded | 1600 |
| Castle Type | Hilltop |
| Castle Condition | Ruins only |
| Historical Period | Edo Period |
| Artifacts | Kuruwa, Dorui, Ishigaki, &c. |
| Features | stone walls |
| Visitor Information | |
| Access | Toyota City Bus |
| Hours | Access Limited |
| Time Required | 10 minutes |
| Location | Toyota, Aichi Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 35.10119, 137.25431 |
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| Admin | |
| Added to Jcastle | 2024 |
| Contributor | ART |
| Admin Year Visited | Viewer Contributed |
| Friends of JCastle | |
| Jōkaku Hōrōki | |
| Jōkaku Shashin Kiroku | |
| Kojōshi Tanbō | |
| Oshiro Tabi Nikki | |
| Yogo | |



