Hanaoka Castle (Saku)

History

There is a theory that Hanaokajō was first built by the Hanaoka Clan who were a branch family of the Tomono Clan. Archaelogical investigations have determined that the castle was in use from the late 15th century to middle 16th century. Hanaokajō was also used as the site of a noroshidai in the Takeda Clan's network of beacon towers throughout Saku.

Visit Notes

The second stop on our miyagura tour in Saku, Hanaokajō is a fortified beacon site with a reconstructed miyagura. In front of the tower is a fire pit for generating smoke signals. This fort is quite well developed with many climbing terraced baileys all around the main castle mount. At the bottom of the mount toward the mountainside rear is a wide karabori (dry moat). Since the miyagura had a visitor's book I wrote in it about our miyagura tour and drew a quick and simple sketch of what I found at the Kokuzōsan-noroshidai.

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  Reconstructed Miyagura (Watchtower)
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Castle Profile
English Name	Saku Hanaoka Castle
Japanese Name	佐久花岡城
Alternate Names	Hanaoka-noroshidai 花岡烽火台
Founder	Hanaoka Clan
Year Founded	Late 15th Century
Castle Type	Mountaintop
Castle Condition	No main keep but other buildings
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Artifacts	Miyagura, Karabori, Dorui, Kuruwa
Features	turrets, trenches
Visitor Information
Access	Yachiho Station on the Kōmi Line; 25 minute walk to trailhead
Visitor Information	24/7 free; mountain
Time Required	50 minutes
Location	Sakuho, Nagano Prefecture
Coordinates	36° 8' 26.63" N, 138° 29' 7.98" E
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Added to Jcastle	2021
Contributor	ART
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