Inokura Castle

History

Inokura Castle was the local castle of the Inouchi clan, who were vassals of the Naito at Yagi Castle. The castle was attacked and taken by Akechi Mitsuhide in 1578. It may have been modified by Akechi Mitsuhide as a fort for his Tanba Campaigns too.

Visit Notes

First, I walked here from Kannosan Castle. The mountain is not high, but finding the gate in the fence around the castle was a bit tricky. Once inside, there is no trail nor signs so I just looked about until I found what looked like a tatebori. A quick scramble up the tatebori and then crawl over the embankment will not only get you into the castle but give you the feel of what an attacker might experience in assailing the castle, except for the hail of arrows that is.

This was a fantastic little castle to visit and the kind of thing I find to be a lot of fun even if the pictures don't do it justice. The top of the hill/mountain is heavily wooded but all the leaves had fallen by this time of the year. Some of the hori/trenches had leaves piled up to my knees. What made it so fun is that for a relatively undocumented site, it is very well preserved. You can easily see the rounded earthen embankments, koguchi entrances and trenches. The south side has a well preserved embankment which drops down to a trench and another embankment making a nice fortification. Interestingly enough, the north side does not have as well developed defenses so you might assume the builder expected any attack to come from the north.

https://www.kyoto-be.ne.jp/bunkazai/cms/?page_id=1521

Map Courtesy of Kyoto Pref. Board of Education.
Not to be used without permission.

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Gallery

Inokura Castle Map (c) Kyoto Pref.

Castle Profile
English Name	Inokura Castle
Japanese Name	猪倉城
Alternate Names	Inouchi-jo
Founder	Inouchi clan
Year Founded	early 1500s
Castle Type	Mountaintop
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Features	trenches
Visitor Information
Access	JR Kameoka Station, 30 min bus to Inokura Bus Stop, 10 mins walk
Visitor Information	mountain, open any time, but private property
Time Required	60 mins
Location	Kameoka, Kyoto
Coordinates	35° 1' 42.46" N, 135° 29' 25.66" E
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Added to Jcastle	2024
Contributor	Eric
Admin Year Visited	2023
Admin Visits	December 11, 2023
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