14 New profiles from ART
14 New profiles from ART
2020/02/07
ART, the dauntless castle explorer, is at it again. Not only does he visit castles at a mind boggling pace, but he's been uploading photos to his Facebook page and kindly making contributions the this humble website. The castles with notes and in the map below are all new contributions to the site. Additionally, he has added the following samurai residences and new photos for some other castles.
Samurai Residences
- Terashima Residence
- Sakamoto Hanjiro Residence
- Hisano Residence
- Tashiro Residence
- Uchida Residence
- Gotou Residence
- Takahashi Residence (Mizusawa)
- Yoshida Residence (Mizusawa)
Added Castle Photos
- Sakamoto Castle (relocated gates)
- Fushimi Castle (nearby ruins)
- Amagasaki Castle (new photos of reconstructions)
New Castles
Akizuki Domain South Detached Palace / 秋月藩南御殿
Fukutake Castle (Chikuzen) / 筑前福嶽城
Funaokayama Castle / 船岡山城
Itazuke Moated Settlement / 板付環濠集落
Jurakudai / 聚楽第
Kashima Castle (Hizen) / 肥前鹿島城
Mizuki / 水城
'Mizuki' means 'Water Wall' or 'Water Fortress', the name deriving from the moats which form the structure of Mizuki. 'Ki' is the old reading for 'Castle'. The defensive network around Dazaifu is actually made up of at least seven distinct sites, including Dazaifu itself with its fortified palace and government center. A smaller embankment-wall can be found to the south, Sekiya Dorui (Checkpoint Embankment). Other than Shomizuki, Mizuki, Ōnojō, and the Sekiya Dorui, there were the mountain fortresses of Kiijō and Ashikisanjō. One day I hope to be able to make a full inspection of all of these sites.
A small museum has been built into the embankment at the northern portion of the Mizuki beneath the hill. Why it was built into the earthwork like a bunker I don't know, but I don't approve. The great embankment has further sustained damage in places where modern roads and rail have ploughed through it. However, looking at satellite imagery, a long line of green can still be seen, though perforated in places, bisecting the plain. What was formerly mountainous terrain on the west side of the plain has been flattened / terraced and developed over.Mukaijima Castle / 向島城
Myokenji Castle / 妙顕寺城
Najima Castle / 名島城
Odoi / 御土居
Sakata Castle (Chikuzen) / 筑前坂田城
Shigetsu Fushimi Castle / 指月伏見城
Suzaki Battery / 須崎台場
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