Gouda Fort

History

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Visit Notes

This earthworks fortification ruin is now overgrown with bamboo and other vegetation, making exploration inadvisable. Groping like a blind man through the dense flora, I nonetheless was able to identify various features and get an approximate idea of the layout of the fort. Features – ruins – include kuruwa (baileys), koshikuruwa (hip baileys), obikuruwa (belt bailey), dorui (earthen ramparts), dobashi (earthen bridges), hori (trenches), and koguchi (gate complexes). Since the foliage obscures everything, it was not easy to photograph – meaningfully – said features. The castle mount is called Masugatayama, though this probably refers to the shape of the mountain more so than any castle feature.

Gallery

castle mount from below, left side

Castle Profile
English Name	Gouda Fort
Japanese Name	郷田砦
Founder	Sasa Narimasa
Year Founded	1583
Castle Type	Mountaintop
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Artifacts	Kuruwa, Koshikuruwa, Obikuruwa, Koguchi, Dorui, Dobashi, Hori
Features	trenches
Visitor Information
Access	Tazoe Station on the Toyama Area Rail Tateyama Line; 60 minute walk
Visitor Information	Free; 24/7; Mountain
Time Required	30 minutes
Location	Kamiichi, Toyama Prefecture
Coordinates	36° 40' 36.34" N, 137° 22' 9.12" E
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Added to Jcastle	2021
Contributor	ART
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