Nouken Nishi Fort

History

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.

Gallery

trench / horikiri

Castle Profile
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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Added to Jcastle	2022
Contributor	ART
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