Hachinohe Castle

History

After the Hachinohe Nanbu clan moved to Tohno, Nanbu Toshinao from the Morioka Nanbu moved to Hachinohe and started work on this new castle. Formally, the castle was a jinya because Toshinao did not have "castle lord" credentials under the Tokugawa system. Regardless of the size or structure of the castle it was considered a jinya for lords without castle rights. In 1838, Nanbu Nobumasa, received castle lord credentials. He made many renovation plans but was never able to follow through on them.

The gate in the above picture is an original from 1797. It was the gate for the Sumigoten palace. It is is a huge munamon style gate (no support pillars in the rear) which is quite rare since it should be unstable.

Visit Notes

This was just a side stop since I had some extra time in Hachinohe after visiting Ne Castle. There is not much to see so only stop if you are in Hachinohe with some free time.

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  Part of the Honmaru bailey
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  monument to Hachinohe Castle
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Castle Profile
English Name	Hachinohe Castle
Japanese Name	八戸城
Alternate Names	Hachinohe Jinya
Founder	Nanbu Toshinao
Year Founded	1627
Castle Type	Hilltop
Castle Condition	No main keep but other buildings
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Features	gates
Visitor Information
Access	Honhachinohe Sta. (Hachinohe Line); 5 min walk
Visitor Information
Time Required
Website	http://www.pref.aomori.lg.jp/culture/juho kenzoubutu/07.html
Location	Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture
Coordinates	40° 30' 50.04" N, 141° 29' 17.81" E
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Added to Jcastle	2010
Contributor	Eric
Admin Year Visited	2010
Admin Visits	May 21, 2010

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ARTShogun

44 months ago

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Updated to yellow; jin'ya gate.

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ARTShogun

79 months ago

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My notes overlap with Eric's but I share them anyway...

Usually if there are two castles in a town then the older Sengoku Period one is nothing but overlooked ruins. However, in Hachinohe's case the vast Sengoku Period castle site, Nejō, has been faithfully restored and its earthworks are well intact. Whereas little remains of the later Edo Period castle, Hachinohejō, from where the town takes its name today. Hachinohe-jin'ya was built in 1627. It had an inner and outer moat, but, not having the status of "castle," no tower was built. Hachinohe-jin'ya became the headquarters of Hachinohe-han (Domain) in 1664. Jin'ya were fortified administration centers. In 1838, Hachinohe-han was upgraded in rank by the shogunate and Hachinohejō officially came into being as a castle. Plans were drawn up to expand the castle but they never came to fruition, probably owing to the constrained financial situation of the domain. In 1871 the Meiji government ordered the castle destroyed. The only surviving structure at Hachinohejō is a grand old gate, the Sumigo'ten Omotemon, built in the munamon style, dating to 1797. The gate was maintainedas a part of the resident of the Nanbu Clan's descendants. Today the site of Hachinohejō is a park and a shrine.

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Jcastle.oldHatamoto

174 months ago

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A fairly minor Edo Period castle, but it has an unusually large original munamon style gate.

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