Amanari Castle

History

Amanarijō was a branch fortification of Nakanojō, which was located above. According to folklore, Amanarijō (or Nakanojō) is where Akiyama Mitsuaki, the lord of the castle, committed suicide when the castle mount was besieged by the Minamoto forces in 1185. The castle gets its name from the mountain which is said to always rumble before it rains, a sort of reliable thunder. Festivals commemorate Akiyama Mitsuaki in the village of Akiyama below, though few people venture up to the site of the fort.

For additional information see Kai Nakano Castle.

Visit Notes

Amanarijō features two baileys with two horikiri (trenches) cutting through the ridge in between them. The northern bailey one reaches first if hiking down from Nakanojō. This is the second bailey and it has a berm of earth protecting it, but otherwise it is quite a small and helpless bailey. The main bailey is better defended and is surrounded by dorui (earthen ramparts), except in the south where landslides have eaten into the ruins. One of the horikri is part of a trail so it remains quite deep, probably no deeper than when the fort was first built.

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Horikiri

Castle Profile
English Name	Amanari Castle
Japanese Name	雨鳴城
Founder	Akiyama Mitsuaki
Year Founded	Late Heian Period
Castle Type	Mountaintop
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Artifacts	Horikiri, Dorui, Kuruwa
Features	trenches
Visitor Information
Access	Hike up for one hour from kyokan site, or descend from Nakano Castle for about 15 minutes.
Visitor Information	24/7 free; mountain
Time Required	30 minutes
Website	http://103.route11.jp/?ms=2&mc=41&mi=423
Location	Fujikawa, Yamanashi Prefecture
Coordinates	35° 35' 13.88" N, 138° 25' 16.90" E
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Added to Jcastle	2023
Contributor	ART
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