Nakagome Castle (Ina)

History

Nakagome Castle has very little history to speak of. That is whilst lots of stuff might've happened here we unfortunately don't know much about it. It may have been a satellite fortification of Fukuyo Castle during the Sengoku Period.

Visit Notes

The ruins of Nakagome Castle were a little tricky to explore. They are situated on a clifftop and at first I walked up the road to their vicinity. The area is now suburban residences. I found a ploughed field and a cleared park area which were once the castle's baileys, the small park being located in what was once the castle's main bailey. The road itself was likely part of a dry moat network which separated them. Feeling that my castle walk had reached its lowest ebb, I carried on looking around and found a very useful signboard about the castle situated in what was once the castle's outer bailey. The map showed the former location of two moats which ran across the promontory, dividing the castle into three bands. Although now mostly built over, I was able to find the remains of these trenches to the north where they cut into the hillside. The outer moat is just a fraction of its former length but the inner moat still cuts into the hill quite a way. This exploration of the trenches, though very tricky due to all of the flora, somewhat redeemed this site for me.

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Castle Profile
English Name	Ina Nakagome Castle
Japanese Name	伊那中込城
Founder	???
Year Founded	???
Castle Type	Hilltop
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Artifacts	Kuruwa, Karabori
Features	trenches
Visitor Information
Access	Kitatono Station on the Iida Line; 25 minute walk
Visitor Information	24/7 free
Time Required	30 minutes
Location	Minami-Minowa, Nagano Prefecture
Coordinates	35° 53' 16.26" N, 137° 58' 48.83" E
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Added to Jcastle	2020
Contributor	ART
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