Uenoyama Castle
The trail to Uenoyamajō ruins is right by a hairpin bend in the mountain road above Tazawa. Here I identified baileys, embankments, remnant stonework, and some other minor features. There was supposed to be climbing moats on the mountainside but I couldn't identify these. It was a nice little site a
History
Uenoyamajō was built by Hanamura Wakasa in the Sengoku Period. It was also known as Tonoyamajō. It fell to Takeda forces at the time of the conquest of Kariyaharajō in 1553.
Field Notes
The trail to Uenoyamajō ruins is right by a hairpin bend in the mountain road above Tazawa. Here I identified baileys, embankments, remnant stonework, and some other minor features. There was supposed to be climbing moats on the mountainside but I couldn't identify these. It was a nice little site all in all. I went to an outer detached bailey and this luckily had a path up back up to the road.
| Castle Profile | |
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| English Name | Uenoyama Castle |
| Japanese Name | 上ノ山城 |
| Alternate Names | 殿山城・筑摩上ノ山城 |
| Founder | Hanamura Wakasa |
| Year Founded | Sengoku Period |
| Castle Type | Mountaintop |
| Castle Condition | Ruins only |
| Designations | Local Historic Site |
| Historical Period | Pre Edo Period |
| Artifacts | Horikiri, Dorui, Kuruwa, stone pilings |
| Features | trenches |
| Visitor Information | |
| Access | Tazawa Station on the Shinonoi Line; 10 minute walk to mountain base |
| Hours | Free; 24/7; Mountain |
| Time Required | 30 minutes |
| Location | Azumino, Nagano Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 36.30182, 137.94616 |
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| Admin | |
| Added to Jcastle | 2020 |
| Contributor | ART |
| Admin Year Visited | Viewer Contributed |
