Tsurugawa Yakata

History

Tsurugawa-yakata is thought to have been the original main residence of the Katō Clan in Tsuru, pre-dating Uenoharajō. That would mean it was probably constructed in the Kamakura period when the Katō took over territory here from 1213 following Wada Yoshimori’s rebellion, displacing the Furugôri Clan. The fortified manor hall site sat on a cliff overlooking the village of Tsurugawa. The Katō Clan aligned with Nagao Kageharu (the Nagao Clan would become the Uesugi Clan) in the 15th century. This led Ôta Dōkan to attack the Katō, and the village and manor hall were burnt down in 1478.

Visit Notes

Tsurugawa-yakata is a medieval fortified manor hall site. I found no ruins, though one blogger has found a depression which looked like a path or a trench. A shukuba (post town) developed here in the Edo period, and the yakata site is now that of a shrine and fields above Tsurugawa-juku. There is also a small kofun (ancient burial mound).

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Gallery

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  Shrine seen from Tsurugawa village
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  this red gate is relocated from the honjin (main inn) of the Tsurugawa-juku
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  Tsurugawa-juku (inn town)
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  Uenoyama Kofun (burial mound)

Castle Profile
English Name	Tsurugawa Yakata
Japanese Name	鶴川館
Alternate Names	Tsurugawa-toride (鶴川砦)
Founder	Katō Clan
Year Founded	1213
Castle Type	Fortified Manor
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Artifacts	Hori
Features	trenches
Visitor Information
Access	The nearest station is Uenohara Station on the Chūō Main Line; it’s possible to reach Tsurugawa-juku in about 40 minutes on foot by following the Old Kōshū Road.
Visitor Information	24/7 free; shrine
Time Required	10 minutes
Location	Uenohara, Yamanashi Prefecture
Coordinates	35° 38' 1.97" N, 139° 6' 6.48" E
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Added to Jcastle	2023
Contributor	ART
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