Yaguchi Yakata
Nothing remains of the Yaguchi-yakata and the site is now farmsteads and rice paddies. This area is full of large homesteads surrounded by fields, making for some picturesque scenery. One home I went past which is on the site of the yakata or just adjacent to it, I saw, still had an outhouse by the
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History
Yaguchi-yakata was the fortified manor hall of the Yaguchi Clan. The Yaguchi were vassals of the Nishina through the Muromachi period and into the Sengoku period. Yaguchi-yakata would later become the kyokan (residential area paired with a mountaintop castle) of Azumi Nishiyama Castle.
Field Notes
Nothing remains of the Yaguchi-yakata and the site is now farmsteads and rice paddies. This area is full of large homesteads surrounded by fields, making for some picturesque scenery. One home I went past which is on the site of the yakata or just adjacent to it, I saw, still had an outhouse by the road.
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| Castle Profile | |
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| English Name | Yaguchi Yakata |
| Japanese Name | 矢口館 |
| Founder | Yaguchi Clan |
| Year Founded | Muromachi Period |
| Castle Type | Fortified Manor |
| Castle Condition | Ruins only |
| Historical Period | Pre Edo Period |
| Features | |
| Visitor Information | |
| Access | Aźumi-Kutsukake Station on the Ôito Line; 20 minute walk |
| Hours | Access Limited |
| Time Required | 10 minutes |
| URL | Castle Website |
| Location | Ômachi, Nagano Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 36.4518, 137.84309 |
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| Admin | |
| Added to Jcastle | 2022 |
| Contributor | ART |
| Admin Year Visited | Viewer Contributed |
