Obata Jin'ya

History

Oda Nobunaga's second son, Nobukatsu was awarded the domain around Kanra in Gunma and the domain of Uda in Nara in 1617 for supporting the Tokugawa at the Siege of Osaka. He gave Kanra to his fourth son, Nobuyoshi, whose son Nobumasa started building the Jin'ya in 1629. The Jin'ya was finished in 1642. From 1767 the Matsudaira were given command of the Obata domain, and in 1851 Matsudaira Tadashige was promoted to a castle holding status, so Obata JIn'ya formally became Obata Castle (Obata-jo). The castle was dismantled by the Meiji Government in 1873.

Visit Notes

Obata Jin'ya is most famous for it's beautiful gardens. The surrounding castle town is also worth your time to walk around. You don't see many castle towns or palace gardens like this in the Kanto region making it a highly recommended destination.
関東ではこれほど遺構が残っている城下町はあまりないのでよく散策してください。庭園も素晴らしいので小幡陣屋は大変おすすめです。

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Gallery

Central Gate
Central Gate
Road to the castle gate
Kuichigai Entrance (crank entrance)
Kuichigai Entrance
Central Gate
Castle entrance area with the servant's quarters in the background
Jukyuken Tenement
Diorama model of the palace.
Diorama model of the palace
Inside the reconstructed tenement
Earthen embankment and trench
Earthen embankment and trench around the palace
Earthen embankment and stone wall
North Rear Entrance
Earthen embankments
Palace Gardens, Rakusan-en
Earthen embankments
Palace gardens
Palace gardens
Palace gardens
Palace gardens and palace outline
Outline of the former palace
Earthen embankments
Takahashi residence
Stone wall of the castle town
Stone wall of the castle town
Stone wall in the castle town
Foundation stones of the main gate
Map
Relocated Gate (See Nanokaichi-jin'ya profile)

Castle Profile
English Name	Obata Jin'ya
Japanese Name	小幡陣屋
Alternate Names	Obata-jo
Founder	Obata Nobumasa
Year Founded	1629-1642
Castle Type	Flatland
Castle Condition	No main keep but other buildings
Designations	Prefectural Historic Site
Historical Period	Edo Period
Features	gates, samurai homes, trenches, stone walls, walls, castle town
Visitor Information
Access	Joshu Fukushima Sta (Joshin Dentetsu Line), 45 mins walk or bus
Visitor Information	500 yen. open 9am-5pm from March to October and 9am-4pm from November to February. Closed Dec 29 to Jan 1.
Time Required	60 mins
Website	http://www.town.kanra.gunma.jp/kanko/index.html
Location	Kanra, Gunma Prefecture
Coordinates	36° 13' 42.06" N, 138° 54' 52.85" E
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Admin
Added to Jcastle	2016
Admin Year Visited	2015
Admin Visits	October 18, 2015