Kaiden Castle

History

Kaiden Castle was basically the fortified home of a small rural lord. Nakakoji is attributed as the lord of the castle. He was an administrator of the nearby Nagaoka Tenmangu Shrine (formerly Kaiden Tenmangu) and likely grew to become leader of the village as well. There are historical records dating to 1470 of an attack on Kaiden Castle and nearby Shoryuji Castle in the Onin War. However, there are no records or evidence after this point to understand what may have happened to the castle. To this day, the Nakakoji clan is an administrator of Nagaoka Tenmangu.

Visit Notes

A large condo now sits exactly on the site that was Kaiden Castle. You can actually see some embankments on each side of it marking off the territory. While there is very little here to see, we have to appreciate the developer who went to the trouble of rebuilding some of the embankments and creating some nice signs and explanations to rival much more famous castles. They've also created a nice pamphlet and a model inside the entrance to the condo where anyone can see it. I've seen a lot of castles or other historical sites that barely get an old plaque marking what was there. I have to wonder if castles or history is the hobby of the company president.
あまり見る物はありませんが、ここまで土塁を復元したり、説明板を作ったり、それにマンションの玄関に模型やパンフレットも用意してくれた開発業者にとても感謝しています。もしかして業者の社長さんの趣味ではないでしょうか。数多くの史跡には素朴な看板すらありません。

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Gallery

Rebuilt embankment
Rebuilt embankment
Rebuilt embankment
Rebuilt embankment
Model inside the entrance to the condo
Map

Castle Profile
English Name	Kaiden Castle
Japanese Name	開田城
Founder	Nakakoji
Year Founded	late 15th C.
Castle Type	Fortified Manor
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Features
Visitor Information
Access	Nagaoka Tenjin Sta (Hanky Line), 5 min walk
Visitor Information	open anytime
Time Required	15 mins
Location	Nagaoka, Kyoto
Coordinates	34° 55' 34.28" N, 135° 41' 29.51" E
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Admin
Added to Jcastle	2014
Admin Year Visited	2014
Admin Visits	October 19, 2014

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RonSAshigaru

110 months ago

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A shopping complex covered this entire site before it was demolished to build the condo, so their was no trace of this fortified residence - it's hard for me to use the word \castle". Yes! Kudos to the developer for having a respect for the history of the neighborhood."""

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JapanThis!Peasant

114 months ago

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It's cool they built the model because embankment leaves much to be desired.

Was this excavated? Or has this always been known?

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