明知城 本丸

Kirin comes Ascended as a tour of the land related to Mitsuhide Akechi It was a very well-maintained and wonderful mountain castle

The main enclosure is not so wide. However, the view is good because it is located at the highest point in the castle.

It's a lot of fun because you'll arrive right from the parking lot ? Akechi Mitsuhide might have thought it was crazy ?

Textbook-like Yamashiro where you can see all of Kiri-gishi, Horikiri, Toji, Yokobori and Tsubaki-bori. It is located in Satoyama, and you can go from Taisho village in Japan in Akechi-cho, Ena.

In the evening, I went to the castle with a dash from the parking lot. I arrived at this Kuruwa in about 5 minutes. As expected, when it got dark in Yamashiro, nothing could be seen, and it was the last minute. There are still a lot of remains, and I don't think it's Akechi, but that's good for Akechi!

Please note that it is not the stage of the taiga drama "Kirin ga Kuru". Ena's Akechi is a land that the Toyama family has possessed for generations, and it feels delicate to be the birthplace of Mitsuhide. It was Mr. Toyama, not Mr. Akechi, who owned Akechi of Ena City. Toyama, who also owns Iwamura Castle and Naegi Castle, was the national lord who controlled the entire Higashi-Mino area. At the end of the Toyama family in Akechi, there is Kagemoto Toyama, who is famous as "Kansan of Toyama". However, there is a possibility that Akechi Mitsuhide was not born of Kani Akechi, but was born to the Toyama family and was adopted by Kani Akechi. Therefore, it cannot be generally denied that Ena Akechi is the birthplace of Mitsuhide. Considering the distance between Ena and Kani and the power relations at that time, it is not unlikely that she was adopted. As long as there are no documents left, I don't know for sure. Geopolitically, if you go south from the Akechi River from Ena Akechi, you will reach the Yahagi River, and if you go down the Yahachi River, you will come to Toyota and Okazaki. Akina Ena is a relay point connecting the Kiso River system and the Yahagi River system. Compared with the bases that directly control the Kiso and Yahagi rivers, its importance is one step lower, but from the Mino and Owari side, it is an important outpost that should be the first stop against the Takeda invasion. There is no doubt. In Akechi Castle, there is also a Tenjin Shrine that has a tradition of being a learning center learned by Mitsuhide. Where was Mitsuhide Akechi born and how did he grow up? The historical materials of the losers were intentionally lost in the course of time, and now it can only be imagined.

The! It's Yamashiro. It may have been prepared for this year's taiga, but it may be a little steep, but I think it is a very easy-to-climb category for this scale. If you go up from the Miyake family side and go down from another person on the way back, you can see all the remains. It is easily accessible from the station, you can park your car in Taishomura on the west side, and the restaurant is located in Taishomura, so the environment is very fulfilling. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to climb Yamashiro for the first time.

I went there on July 24, 2021. Private parking available directions At the Akechi Castle Ruins Parking Lot with Google Navi All you have to do is set it. After that, please see the photos and videos.