Nouken Dousaka Fort
There's a big signboard and marker post for this fort site, which is actually more information than I found presented at others, yet remains are fewer. If one climbs to the hill between the hairpin road one will find earthworks. I found a long trench, but it was very over grown. I assumed it was som
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History
See Nouken Castle for more information.
Field Notes
There's a big signboard and marker post for this fort site, which is actually more information than I found presented at others, yet remains are fewer. If one climbs to the hill between the hairpin road one will find earthworks. I found a long trench, but it was very over grown. I assumed it was some medieval fortication since it was quite similar to dry moats I'd seen elsewhere that day. I climbed to the top of the hill here to check for ruins but found none. Instead I came to a shrine. The stairway down the hillside leads to the site of a fortified residence, the Itou Genba Yashiki.
| Castle Profile | |
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| English Name | Nouken Dousaka Fort |
| Japanese Name | 能見城堂坂砦 |
| Founder | Takeda Katsuyori or Tokugawa Ieyasu |
| Year Founded | 1581-1582 |
| Castle Type | Hilltop |
| Castle Condition | Ruins only |
| Historical Period | Pre Edo Period |
| Artifacts | Yokobori; Dorui |
| Features | |
| Visitor Information | |
| Access | Anayama Station on the Chūō Main Line; 15 minute walk |
| Hours | 24/7 free; mountain |
| Time Required | 15 minutes |
| Location | Nirasaki, Yamanashi Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 35.75393, 138.42643 |
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| Admin | |
| Added to Jcastle | 2022 |
| Contributor | ART |
| Admin Year Visited | Viewer Contributed |
| Friends of JCastle | |
| Kojō Meguri Shashinkan | |
| Oshiro Tabi Nikki | |
