Hojo Clan Residence
History
After the Battle of Kamakura in 1333 which saw the end of the Kamakura Shoguante, the widow of Hōjō Takatoki, Kakukai Enjō (monastic name) relocated to the Hōjō's ancestral homelands near Nirayama and founded a temple community and nunnery along with her ladies-in-waiting at the foot of Mount Moriyama. During the Muromachi period the nunnery served daughters of the Uesugi Clan who wished to enter monastic life. In 1460 the site became the base of the Horigoe Kubō after the destruction of the nearby Horigoe Palace in a fire.
Visit Notes
We came here to the site of this former Hōjō Clan Residence because it is registered as a national historic site but there's not much to see other than fields. These fields were excavated during the 1990s. Excavations were ended in 2007 and the site was backfilled with sand pending a review of how to continue with exploration. There is an information board at the site. I found some of the lower slopes of Mount Moriyama had been terraced, so perhaps these areas were once part of the temple or the palace and attached fortifications.
| Castle Profile | |
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| English Name | Hojo Clan Residence |
| Japanese Name | 円成寺北条氏邸 |
| Founder | Kakukai Enjou; Ashikaga Masatomo |
| Year Founded | 1333; 1460 |
| Castle Type | Fortified Manor |
| Castle Condition | Ruins only |
| Designations | National Historic Site |
| Historical Period | Pre Edo Period |
| Artifacts | Kuruwa, Hori, Dorui |
| Features | trenches |
| Visitor Information | |
| Access | Izu-Nagaoka Station on the Izuhakone Line; 20 minute walk |
| Visitor Information | Free; 24/7; Park |
| Time Required | 20 minutes |
| Location | Izunokuni, Shizuoka Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 35° 2' 49.78" N, 138° 56' 12.66" E |
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| Admin | |
| Added to Jcastle | 2021 |
| Contributor | ART |
| Admin Year Visited | Viewer Contributed |
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