Takeda Motonobu Yakata
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History
Takeda-Motonobu-yakata was the fortified manor hall of Takeda Motonobu, and it also served as the kyokan (residential annex) attached to Aoiyamajō (Aoiyama Castle). Despite the name, the yakata was built in 1469 by Takeda Nobutaka. As the power of the Muromachi Shogunate waned, Takeda Motonobu oversaw the clan’s transition, which was completed by his son, Takeda Motomitsu, from a shugo to daimyō status. When he died in 1521, he was succeeded by Motomitsu who built a new residence beneath Nochiseyamajō (Nochiseyama Castle).
Visit Notes
No confirmed ruins remain of this yakata, and the site is now Obama Park. There are some rows of mounded earth which sort of look like embankments, and a path beneath those which an over active imagination could construe as a moat trace, but the layout is circular, and the sloping on the inside of the embankments is too gradual, and so this looks like only landscaping for the park after all. Also considering the early date of the yakata, and that I can find no confirmation of remains here, I would not say there are fortification remains here. There is a single errant mound of earth heaped up on the other side of the road from the park entrance, however, and I couldn't account for that; very random - an old base for an altar?
| Castle Profile | |
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| English Name | Takeda Motonobu Yakata |
| Japanese Name | 武田元信館 |
| Founder | Takeda Nobutaka |
| Year Founded | 1469 |
| Castle Type | Fortified Manor |
| Castle Condition | Ruins only |
| Historical Period | Pre Edo Period |
| Features | |
| Visitor Information | |
| Access | Obama Station on the Obama Line; 15 minute walk to Obama Park |
| Visitor Information | 24/7 free; park |
| Time Required | 20 minutes |
| Location | Obama, Fukui Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 35° 29' 32.39" N, 135° 44' 3.62" E |
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| Admin | |
| Added to Jcastle | 2023 |
| Contributor | ART |
| Admin Year Visited | Viewer Contributed |
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