Takanashi Yakata (Suzaka)
This is the second Takanashi-yakata I’ve been to. The other, of the same clan, is in Nakano Municipality. That one has extensive ruins in the form of earthworks, and so I give it primacy of place, though it seems that this, in Suzaka Municipality, is the site of the original Takanashi Clan residence
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History
Takanashi-yakata (Suzaka) was the birthplace of the Takanashi Clan according to tradition. The Takanashi Clan were a branch clan of the Inōe Clan which was also known as the Takai-Minamoto Clan. The Inōe Clan and Takanashi Clan would eventually come to blows, and in the Kamakura period the Takanashi Clan built a new yakata to the north. For more information see Inōejō and Takanashi-yakata.
Field Notes
This is the second Takanashi-yakata I’ve been to. The other, of the same clan, is in Nakano Municipality. That one has extensive ruins in the form of earthworks, and so I give it primacy of place, though it seems that this, in Suzaka Municipality, is the site of the original Takanashi Clan residence. Takanashi-yakata (Suzaka), this site, is not to be confused with Takanashi-yakata, also called Nakanō-tate, in Nakano (both are in the historical Takai County, however). No ruins remain of this Takanashi-yakata, however, and the site is now housing, fields and orchards. There is a large stele on site commemorating Kanzan Egen, a famous monk of the Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism who was born in Takai.
| Castle Profile | |
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| English Name | Takanashi Yakata (Suzaka) |
| Japanese Name | 高梨館（須坂市） |
| Founder | Takanashi Clan |
| Year Founded | Kamakura Period |
| Castle Type | Fortified Manor |
| Castle Condition | Ruins only |
| Historical Period | Pre Edo Period |
| Features | |
| Visitor Information | |
| Access | Murayama Station on the Nagano Line; 4 minute walk |
| Hours | 24/7 free; fields |
| Time Required | 5 minutes |
| Location | Suzaka, Nagano Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 36.65709, 138.28044 |
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| Admin | |
| Added to Jcastle | 2022 |
| Contributor | ART |
| Admin Year Visited | Viewer Contributed |
| Friends of JCastle | |
| Jōkaku Hōrōki | |
| Yogo | |
