Ogaki Castle, Gifu Castle and Kano Castle Updated
Ogaki Castle, Gifu Castle and Kano Castle Updated
2020/07/19
Just about a year ago in August 2019, the stars aligned for a group of foreign born castle geeks to gather in Nagoya for 3 days of castle exploration. A few beers were also imbibed and plates of chicken wings consumed; all in all some good times were had. The first day saw nearly 40'C weather as we visited Ogaki Castle, Kano Castle, and Gifu Castle. These profiles have finally been updated here. I had not been to Gifu Castle nor Ogaki Castle in over 20 years. It was amazing to revisit these sites with new knowledge and a better appreciation of castles that I have gained in the interim and I'm happy to finally update the profiles for this site.
The most exciting parts of Gifu Castle however are actually at the base of the mountain. The past several years has seen several excavations, discoveries and restorations in the area where Nobunaga built a lavish palace. Work continues today so look forward to more developments in the future.
The mountain is a bit steep but there are also hiking trails you can use to climb rather than the cable car.
My GPS device was not working well at Gifu Castle so some of the photo locations may be off.Kano Castle is best visited in combination with Gifu Castle. Historically speaking you might want to visit Gifu Castle first and imagine the differences between these two closely related castles.
This Excavation Survey Report is in Japanese but has a lot of great illustrations of the castle territory and photos of the excavation process.
There are also three gates that I know of that are said to have been moved from Kano Castle, but I did not have time to look for them on this trip. I think they are fairly far from the castle itself.
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