Hoshina Maenoyama Fort

History

Hoshina-Maenoyama-toride, also called just Hoshina-Maeyama-toride, was part of a complex of fortifications used by the Hoshina Clan, centred around Sōdaijijō, to protect their territory and their manor hall, the Hoshina-yakata.

See Soudai Castle for more information.

Visit Notes

Hoshina-Maenoyama-toride, meaning 'Fort on the mountain above Hoshina', is a yamajiro (mountaintop castle) ruin located in the Wakaho Township of Nagano Municpality. Ruins include earthworks such as horikiri (trenches). This is a small fort with a simply layout consisting of a flattened bailey space along the mountain ridge overlooking the plain. To the front the mountain slopes downward, and to the rear there is a horikiri. A little above the fort site is the Danjō Rock, a large boulder which seems ready to topple off the mountain but obligingly doesn't.

Gallery

Dobashi (earthen bridge) with trenches either side

Castle Profile
English Name	Hoshina Maenoyama Fort
Japanese Name	保科前の山砦
Founder	Hoshina Masatoshi
Year Founded	15th Century
Castle Type	Mountaintop
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Features	trenches
Visitor Information
Access	I cycled to the mountain after renting an 'e-bike' from opposite Suzaka Station; take the trail to Mount Tarou
Visitor Information	24/7 free; mountain
Time Required	20 minutes
Location	Nagano, Nagano Prefecture
Coordinates	36° 35' 38.94" N, 138° 15' 33.16" E
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Added to Jcastle	2023
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