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|Romaji Name=Yamagami-jin'ya | |Romaji Name=Yamagami-jin'ya | ||
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|Historical Period=Pre Edo Period | |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period | ||
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|Access=Shin-Yokkaichi Station on the Ōmi Rail Man'yo-Akane Line; 15 minute drive or 140 minute walk | |Access=Shin-Yokkaichi Station on the Ōmi Rail Man'yo-Akane Line; 15 minute drive or 140 minute walk | ||
|Visitor Information=Free; 24/7; carpark | |Visitor Information=Free; 24/7; carpark | ||
|Time Required=1 minute | |Time Required=1 minute | ||
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|City=Higashi-Oumi | |City=Higashi-Oumi | ||
|Prefecture=Shiga Prefecture | |Prefecture=Shiga Prefecture | ||
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|History=Yamakami-jin'ya was built in 1698 by Inagaki Shigesada, who had been a hatamoto (direct retainer) of Tokugawa Ietsuna, the fourth shōgun, and later held a series of important positions, such as Wakadoshiyori (Junior Edlder). Yamakami-jin'ya was the administrative centre of Ōmi-Yamakami Domain, established in 1698 - formerly it had been a tenryō. Yamakami-han was valued only at 13,000 koku, a small domain with holdings mostly concentrated in the districts of Kanzaki and Kōka, and thus a jin'ya was built instead of a castle. Inagaki Shigesada's descendents ruled from the jin'ya until the Meiji Restoration. Rulers after Inagaki Shigesada were Inagaki Shigefusa, Inagaki Sadamichi, Inagaki Sadakazu, Inagaki Sadātsu, Inagaki Sadanari, Inagaki Motoatsu, Inagaki Motokiyo, and Inagaki Motoyoshi. Inagaki Motokiyo held a series of important positions during the Bakamatsu Period, and Inagaki Motoyoshi ruled into the Meiji Period, as "Hanchiji", a sort or latter day feudal lord or baron. | |History=Yamakami-jin'ya was built in 1698 by Inagaki Shigesada, who had been a hatamoto (direct retainer) of Tokugawa Ietsuna, the fourth shōgun, and later held a series of important positions, such as Wakadoshiyori (Junior Edlder). Yamakami-jin'ya was the administrative centre of Ōmi-Yamakami Domain, established in 1698 - formerly it had been a tenryō. Yamakami-han was valued only at 13,000 koku, a small domain with holdings mostly concentrated in the districts of Kanzaki and Kōka, and thus a jin'ya was built instead of a castle. Inagaki Shigesada's descendents ruled from the jin'ya until the Meiji Restoration. Rulers after Inagaki Shigesada were Inagaki Shigefusa, Inagaki Sadamichi, Inagaki Sadakazu, Inagaki Sadātsu, Inagaki Sadanari, Inagaki Motoatsu, Inagaki Motokiyo, and Inagaki Motoyoshi. Inagaki Motokiyo held a series of important positions during the Bakamatsu Period, and Inagaki Motoyoshi ruled into the Meiji Period, as "Hanchiji", a sort or latter day feudal lord or baron. | ||
| − | With the abolition of the Domain System, Yamakami-han became Yamakami-ken, a prefecture. It was soon merged into Inugami-ken (based around Inugami-gun (district)), which was in turn merged with Ôtsu-ken to form Shiga-ken. Yamakami-mura (village) existed within Kanzaki-gun. It was merged with Higashi-Ogura-mura and Takano-mura | + | With the abolition of the Domain System, Yamakami-han became Yamakami-ken, a prefecture. It was soon merged into Inugami-ken (based around Inugami-gun (district)), which was in turn merged with Ôtsu-ken to form Shiga-ken. Yamakami-mura (village) existed within Kanzaki-gun. It was merged with Higashi-Ogura-mura and Takano-mura to form Eiganji-mura in 1943 (Eiganji-machi (town) from 1955), which was merged to form Higashi-Ômi-shi (municipality) in 2005. I enjoyed researching all that because each name all the way up the administrative chain was recognisable to me in some form. Ogura was the original clan of the area in the Sengoku Period; they were vassals of the powerful Sasaki Clan. Takano-yakata was the manor hall of the feudal polity of Oda Nobukichi in the Momoyama Period, encompassing holdings in the districts of Kanzaki-gun and Inugami-gun. It was located across the Echi River from the site of Yamakami-jin'ya. Eiganji is a large temple complex in Kanzaki-gun, near to the yakata site. Ōmi is, of course, the entire province, corresponding to the modern prefecture of Shiga around Lake Biwa. We see little Yamakami as a domain, then as a short-lived prefecture, before being demoted to village status, only to be consumed entirely by the municipality of Higashi-Ōmi, one of the expansive Heisei Era Mergers which created a bunch of rural municipalities. Yamakami is now a neighbourhood of that municipality, and may still be described in the English sense as a village, near to the village of Eiganji. Hidden in this village are the barely recognisable hints of the area's fuedal history! |
|Year Visited=Viewer Contributed | |Year Visited=Viewer Contributed | ||
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|GPSLocation=35.07862, 136.30375 | |GPSLocation=35.07862, 136.30375 | ||
|Contributor=ART | |Contributor=ART | ||
Latest revision as of 09:12, 27 August 2021
History
Yamakami-jin'ya was built in 1698 by Inagaki Shigesada, who had been a hatamoto (direct retainer) of Tokugawa Ietsuna, the fourth shōgun, and later held a series of important positions, such as Wakadoshiyori (Junior Edlder). Yamakami-jin'ya was the administrative centre of Ōmi-Yamakami Domain, established in 1698 - formerly it had been a tenryō. Yamakami-han was valued only at 13,000 koku, a small domain with holdings mostly concentrated in the districts of Kanzaki and Kōka, and thus a jin'ya was built instead of a castle. Inagaki Shigesada's descendents ruled from the jin'ya until the Meiji Restoration. Rulers after Inagaki Shigesada were Inagaki Shigefusa, Inagaki Sadamichi, Inagaki Sadakazu, Inagaki Sadātsu, Inagaki Sadanari, Inagaki Motoatsu, Inagaki Motokiyo, and Inagaki Motoyoshi. Inagaki Motokiyo held a series of important positions during the Bakamatsu Period, and Inagaki Motoyoshi ruled into the Meiji Period, as "Hanchiji", a sort or latter day feudal lord or baron.
With the abolition of the Domain System, Yamakami-han became Yamakami-ken, a prefecture. It was soon merged into Inugami-ken (based around Inugami-gun (district)), which was in turn merged with Ôtsu-ken to form Shiga-ken. Yamakami-mura (village) existed within Kanzaki-gun. It was merged with Higashi-Ogura-mura and Takano-mura to form Eiganji-mura in 1943 (Eiganji-machi (town) from 1955), which was merged to form Higashi-Ômi-shi (municipality) in 2005. I enjoyed researching all that because each name all the way up the administrative chain was recognisable to me in some form. Ogura was the original clan of the area in the Sengoku Period; they were vassals of the powerful Sasaki Clan. Takano-yakata was the manor hall of the feudal polity of Oda Nobukichi in the Momoyama Period, encompassing holdings in the districts of Kanzaki-gun and Inugami-gun. It was located across the Echi River from the site of Yamakami-jin'ya. Eiganji is a large temple complex in Kanzaki-gun, near to the yakata site. Ōmi is, of course, the entire province, corresponding to the modern prefecture of Shiga around Lake Biwa. We see little Yamakami as a domain, then as a short-lived prefecture, before being demoted to village status, only to be consumed entirely by the municipality of Higashi-Ōmi, one of the expansive Heisei Era Mergers which created a bunch of rural municipalities. Yamakami is now a neighbourhood of that municipality, and may still be described in the English sense as a village, near to the village of Eiganji. Hidden in this village are the barely recognisable hints of the area's fuedal history!
Visit Notes
Nothing remains of Yamakami-jin'ya, which is not unusual for jin'ya, since most of them were lightly fortified. There is a signboard at the site explaining about the domain and the jin'ya. Put simply, a jin'ya is a small pseudo-castle used when a large castle would be inappropriate, such as for a small domain - as in the case of Yamakami-jin'ya.
| Castle Profile | |
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| English Name | Yamakami Jin'ya |
| Japanese Name | 山上陣屋 |
| Founder | Inagaki Shigesada |
| Year Founded | 1698 |
| Castle Type | Flatland |
| Castle Condition | Ruins only |
| Historical Period | Pre Edo Period |
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| Visitor Information | |
| Access | Shin-Yokkaichi Station on the Ōmi Rail Man'yo-Akane Line; 15 minute drive or 140 minute walk |
| Visitor Information | Free; 24/7; carpark |
| Time Required | 1 minute |
| Location | Higashi-Oumi, Shiga Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 35° 4' 43.03" N, 136° 18' 13.50" E |
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| Added to Jcastle | 2021 |
| Contributor | ART |
| Admin Year Visited | Viewer Contributed |
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