Minowa Castle and Ina Yashiki
Minowa Castle and Ina Yashiki
2022/06/11
This is a brief update for 2 castles I visited on a day trip from Tokyo last April. I re-visited Minowa Castle for the first since 2008. In over 10 years the castle has been vastly restored. in 2008 it was mostly overgrown but for a couple dark trails through the woods and the trenches were not even recognizable in some areas. Alongside the general improvements to the site a gate and bridge have been reconstructed. See more details below. I'm really amazed that this castle site is mostly in tact despite being on ground that could easily have been developed over in recent years. This is definitely a must-see for castle fans and look for further improvements in the future.
The second site Ina Yashiki was the result of just searching Google Maps on the way back to Tokyo from Minowa Castle to see if there was something that I could quickly visit along the way. This was a brilliant site and I'm really surprised I had not heard of it before. It is well maintained despite being partially urbanized and is much larger than I had expected. Needless to say I spent a little too much time here and was delayed for dinner plans (sorry again guys!)
Ina Yashiki / 伊奈氏屋敷
Minowa Castle / 箕輪城
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