Tanaka Tadamasa Yashiki
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History
Tanaka-yashiki was the fortified residence of Tanaka Tadamasa. The yashiki was roughly square in its layout and surrounded by dorui (earthen ramparts) measuring about 70m on each side. Tanaka Tadamasa had originally served Tokugawa Ieyasu after the fall of the Takeda in 1582, but it is said he later became a rōnin and established his residence here, thus the Tanaka-yashiki in Kokubu, Yatsushiro County, is also called the 'Kokubu no Rōnin Yashiki'. It's little appreciated that in the Edo period there were countrified samurai without masters in their own small estates; the Tokugawa grip on power was never really so secure it seems.
Visit Notes
One of many yashiki sites under the name 'Tanaka' in Kai, the Tanaka-yashiki in Yatsushiro County features remnants of dorui (earthen ramparts), though they are largely obscurred by flora. Actually what was most interesting about visiting this site was that it is right next door (and probably overlapping) to the ruins of the Kai-Kokubunji, which now form a history park with ruins of temple halls and gardens. The park is mostly meadow pockmarked with foundation stones and explanatory boards, though during my visit most of it needed to be trimmed back. There is a (proto?) modern Kai-Kokubunji nearby; from below it looks like a modernist castle with ramparts and a strange moat. It also has nice architecture and gardens.
| Castle Profile | |
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| English Name | Tanaka Tadamasa Yashiki |
| Japanese Name | 田中忠正屋敷 |
| Alternate Names | 八代田中屋敷・田中八左衛門屋敷・国分之浪人屋敷 |
| Founder | Tanaka Tadamasa |
| Year Founded | Late Sengoku Period; Edo Period |
| Castle Type | Fortified Manor |
| Castle Condition | Ruins only |
| Historical Period | Edo Period |
| Artifacts | Dorui |
| Features | |
| Visitor Information | |
| Access | No access by plublic transport (I cycled) |
| Visitor Information | 24/7 free; fields |
| Time Required | 20 minutes |
| Location | Fuefuki, Yamanashi Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 35° 38' 15.94" N, 138° 40' 52.03" E |
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| Admin | |
| Added to Jcastle | 2022 |
| Contributor | ART |
| Admin Year Visited | Viewer Contributed |
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