Tsukikanekubo Fort
History
Tsukikanekubo-toride was part of a network of fortfications centred around the Summer Road. It is thought to have been a watch tower and a signal tower which made use of bells to alert defenders to the advance of the enemy. See my profile on Natsumichi Fort for more information.
Visit Notes
Tsukikanekubo-toride was the site of a fortified signal tower. Due to the terrain there was often a dense mist, however, thrown up by the rapids below, and so the Tsukikanekubo-toride also made use of sound to convey warnings. Drums were beat and bells were rung to alert allies to the presence of the enemy. The name suggests a bell tower was erected here for that purpose; written materials elude to it, though it is also possible that the bell tower was part of a religious compound. No ruins remain. I found some stone-pilings, but they likely date to after the time of the fort, and in several instances I found concrete blocks atop of them, suggesting some modern utility was erected here, like a telephone wire, though who knows for what purpose. Now the site is a rocky ridge, quite beautiful in its way. The site begins after a large marker stone and religious statuettes at the bend in the forest road.
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English Name | Tsukikanekubo Fort |
Japanese Name | 撞鐘久保砦 |
Founder | Kiso Yoshimasa |
Year Founded | Sengoku Period |
Castle Type | Mountaintop |
Castle Condition | Ruins only |
Historical Period | Pre Edo Period |
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Visitor Information | |
Access | Shinshimashima Station on the Kamikōchi Line; 15 minute walk to trailhead |
Visitor Information | 24/7 free; mountain |
Time Required | 30 minutes |
Location | Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture |
Coordinates | 36° 10' 46.88" N, 137° 47' 21.98" E |
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Added to Jcastle | 2022 |
Contributor | ART |
Admin Year Visited | Viewer Contributed |
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