Sugawayama Fort
Sugawayama-toride is a yamajiro (mountaintop castle) ruin located on the border between Kashiwabara Township, Maibara Municipality, in Shiga Prefecture, and Imasu Township, Sekiǵahara Municipality, in Fuwa District, Gifu Prefecture. Historically it straddled the border between the provinces of Ōmi
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History
See Takekurabejō for more info'.
Field Notes
Sugawayama-toride is a yamajiro (mountaintop castle) ruin located on the border between Kashiwabara Township, Maibara Municipality, in Shiga Prefecture, and Imasu Township, Sekiǵahara Municipality, in Fuwa District, Gifu Prefecture. Historically it straddled the border between the provinces of Ōmi and Mino. The castle is sometimes referred to as Noseyamajō when paired with Takekurabejō on the same mountain. Sugawayama-toride was a satellite fortification of Takekurabejō. 'Toride' when used in place of '-jō' often refers to satellite fortifications.
Sugawayama-toride is an earthworks fort site and ruins feature dorui (earthen ramparts), kuruwa (baileys) and trenches. The scale of the fort is of a single bailey complex, but the earthworks along the northern ridge, facing away from Takekurabejō in the east, are very complex, forming a 'コ'-shaped gate complex and triple trench system.
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| Castle Profile | |
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| English Name | Sugawayama Fort |
| Japanese Name | 須川山砦 |
| Alternate Names | Noseyamajō (野瀬山城) |
| Founder | Azai Nagamasa |
| Year Founded | 1570 |
| Castle Type | Mountaintop |
| Castle Condition | Ruins only |
| Historical Period | Pre Edo Period |
| Artifacts | Dorui, Kuruwa, Horikiri, &c. |
| Features | trenches |
| Visitor Information | |
| Access | Kashiwabara Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line; 15 minute walk to hiking trail from south |
| Hours | 24/7 free; mountain |
| Time Required | 30 minutes |
| Location | Maibara, Shiga Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 35.35431, 136.41042 |
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| Admin | |
| Added to Jcastle | 2024 |
| Contributor | ART |
| Admin Year Visited | Viewer Contributed |
| Friends of JCastle | |
| Jōkaku Hōrōki | |
| Jōshi Meguri Bibōroku | |
