Difference between revisions of "Kuwagatahara Noroshidai"
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|Historical Period=Pre Edo Period | |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period | ||
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|Access=Hirata Station on the Chuo Line; 70 minute walk | |Access=Hirata Station on the Chuo Line; 70 minute walk | ||
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|City=Matsumoto | |City=Matsumoto | ||
|Prefecture=Nagano Prefecture | |Prefecture=Nagano Prefecture | ||
− | |Notes=This former fort is now the site of a large modern necropolis built on the slopes of Mt. Nakayama. | + | |Notes=This former signal tower fort is now the site of a large modern necropolis built on the slopes of Mt. Nakayama. The views of the surrounding plain are nice and the mount of Haibarajō can be seen close-by. Inukaijō can be seen in the distance. At the time the cemetary was built (before 2004) it seems there were large scale archaelogical excavations. A trench segment remains beneath the peak, which is now cleared of vegetation so as to be part of the cemetery. I identified some more suggestive shapes on the forested track of the mountain below, which perhaps formed another, auxilliary bailey. |
− | |History=The ruins of | + | |History=The ruins of Kuwagatahara-noroshidai are located atop of Nakayama at an elevation of 836m. The fort was primarily a beacon fort used to send signals by means of fire, likely built during Takeda Shingen's attack upon the Ogasawara at nearby Haibarajō. The word for signal fire in Japanese is Noroshi (狼煙), written with the characters for "wolf" and "smoke". Why wolf? Because wolf dung was burnt to produce a thick smoke which was easiest to see. Japan's native wolf population was wiped out during the Meiji Period. |
|Year Visited=Viewer Contributed | |Year Visited=Viewer Contributed | ||
|AddedJcastle=2020 | |AddedJcastle=2020 | ||
− | |GPSLocation=36. | + | |GPSLocation=36.19835, 137.99085 |
|Contributor=ART | |Contributor=ART | ||
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Revision as of 14:50, 24 August 2021
History
The ruins of Kuwagatahara-noroshidai are located atop of Nakayama at an elevation of 836m. The fort was primarily a beacon fort used to send signals by means of fire, likely built during Takeda Shingen's attack upon the Ogasawara at nearby Haibarajō. The word for signal fire in Japanese is Noroshi (狼煙), written with the characters for "wolf" and "smoke". Why wolf? Because wolf dung was burnt to produce a thick smoke which was easiest to see. Japan's native wolf population was wiped out during the Meiji Period.
Visit Notes
This former signal tower fort is now the site of a large modern necropolis built on the slopes of Mt. Nakayama. The views of the surrounding plain are nice and the mount of Haibarajō can be seen close-by. Inukaijō can be seen in the distance. At the time the cemetary was built (before 2004) it seems there were large scale archaelogical excavations. A trench segment remains beneath the peak, which is now cleared of vegetation so as to be part of the cemetery. I identified some more suggestive shapes on the forested track of the mountain below, which perhaps formed another, auxilliary bailey.
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English Name | Kuwagatahara Noroshidai |
Japanese Name | 鍬形原烽火台 |
Alternate Names | 鍬形原狼煙台 |
Founder | Takeda Shingen |
Year Founded | 1540s |
Castle Type | Mountaintop |
Castle Condition | Ruins only |
Historical Period | Pre Edo Period |
Features | trenches |
Visitor Information | |
Access | Hirata Station on the Chuo Line; 70 minute walk |
Visitor Information | 24/7 free |
Time Required | 10 minutes |
Location | Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture |
Coordinates | 36° 11' 54.06" N, 137° 59' 27.06" E |
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Added to Jcastle | 2020 |
Contributor | ART |
Admin Year Visited | Viewer Contributed |
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