高安城倉庫址 - Ikoma District

You can open it and see Mt. Ikoma.

There are signs in the mountain road with two open relics.

You can clearly see that it was built as a defense castle. You can see Mt. Kongo from Ikoma.

It is a ruin. To the last. A little square

The cornerstones were lined up regularly. The view over Nara was good and it was a good place to take a break. According to the explanation board, it seems that this area was an important military base for Yamato defense in ancient times. Imagine the ancients passing through a large-scale mountain castle, and it feels a little romantic. The following is from the Yao City Tourism Database. "Found in 1978, Kanayazuka, Kuan-ji, Hira-gun, Nara, early Nara 660 AD, Tang and Silla united and destroyed Baekje. Emperor Saimei and the Crown Prince who were rescued. The middle-aged prince went to Kyushu, but the Emperor died suddenly in Kyushu, and the Japanese Navy heading to Baekje was completely defeated by the Kara Navy at the battle of Shiramurae. In 1980, he moved to Omi Otsunomiya, and on the other hand, he built Takayasu Castle here on Mt. Takayasu.Kanada Castle in Tsushima, Ono Castle and Kiyoshi Castle that protects Dazaifu in Kyushu, Yashima Castle in Setouchi, etc. It is an ancient mountain castle. 1300 years ago, a meeting for exploring Takaan Castle discovered six warehouse foundation stones and confirmed the location of the castle. A certain grain and salt were stored and prepared for an emergency, but the warehouse was burned due to the turbulence of the Buddha in 672, and then rebuilt in the days of Emperor Tenmu and Emperor Mochi. When it becomes, it looks like "Nippon Shoki" or "Sequel Nihonki." This warehouse is the second building out of the six, which was excavated by the Kashihara Archeological Research Institute in March 1957. A large number of plates (platters) and cups with the same text as those found in the Heijokyo ruins were excavated from below.From the age of this earthenware, these cornerstones were found in the early Nara period, 720-730 period. Building No. 3 was also excavated in March 1983, and it was discovered at the same time.However, it was discovered here that there was a row of pillars surrounding the cornerstone. Excerpt from Takaan Castle Ruins Warehouse Cornerstones/Stainless Steel Explanation Board"

The investigation team discovered this ... It's moving. It is small for a mountain castle to be built in such a place to meet the army from China. There is a beast path from the village on the north side of the ruins to the ruins. Since it was summer, I was able to reach the ruins from the north side within a few meters according to GPS information, but I could not reach it due to the large amount of grass.

I am deeply moved when I think of the connection with the international trends of the Asuka period. To prepare for the west, the center of Koan Castle would be near the ridge near the top of the mountain, but it is a pity that no trace of it has been found. It is not clear that the signal mark is near the summit, although it is on the explanation monument (Takayasuyama Radar) of the Yao City Board of Education. There is no doubt about this warehouse ruins.

I went out of the cable Takayasuyama station at 9:38, visited the site, and even if I detoured to the summit of Takayasu on the return trip, I was able to board at 10:25. Round trip is less than 2.5km. I feel like walking fast