Nouken Nishi Fort
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History
See Nouken Castle.
Visit Notes
The ruins of the Nishi-toride ('West Fort' straddle a road. The area on this side of Anayama Station is hilly and wooded. Even though it's close to the station it takes about ten to fifteen minutes to walk from around to where there is a bridge over the railway tracks. There is a gorge to the north of the site. Earthworks remain but the ruins between the road and the railway are far too overgrown to see anything. The forested area to the west I was able to penetrate, and came upon a tatebori (climbing moat) with embankments. It appeared that a small enclosure was surrounded by dorui (earthen ramparts) above here. I found more flat ground which might've been another enclosure, but to the west it looked like landslides had destroyed any west-facing ramparts, leaving narrow slips of earth between vacant space in what might be compared to a bite mark where giant teeth had chomped away at the terrain.
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| Castle Profile | |
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| English Name | Nouken Nishi Fort |
| Japanese Name | 能見城西砦 |
| Founder | Takeda Katsuyori or Tokugawa Ieyasu |
| Year Founded | 1581-1582 |
| Castle Type | Hilltop |
| Castle Condition | Ruins only |
| Historical Period | Pre Edo Period |
| Artifacts | Tatebori; Dorui |
| Features | trenches |
| Visitor Information | |
| Access | Anayama Station on the Chūō Main Line; 15 minute walk |
| Visitor Information | 24/7 free |
| Time Required | 20 minutes |
| Location | Nirasaki, Yamanashi Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 35° 45' 2.34" N, 138° 24' 47.74" E |
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| Admin | |
| Added to Jcastle | 2022 |
| Contributor | ART |
| Admin Year Visited | Viewer Contributed |
| Friends of JCastle | |
| Kojō Meguri Shashinkan | |
| Oshiro Tabi Nikki | |
| Yogo | |
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