小篠塚城跡

It is a new discovery, I am surprised that there were castle ruins in such a place, the uphill to the castle ruins is steep and tired, but there was a temple at the place where I finally climbed. According to the description, it seems to have been from the Heian period, there were the remains of the Honmaru and shrines, and there were also sleek and narrow slopes such as Sosurizaka. It is worth trying.

It is an old castle ruin. For those who want to immerse themselves in ancient romance, please. The slope is quite steep until you go. It may be good for a little exercise.

It is a very beautiful place where volunteers are taking care of it.

From the latter half of the 15th century to the latter half of the 16th century, when Mr. Chiba moved to Motosakura Castle, it was said to have been a holding castle as one of the entrances to the land route, and in the latter half of the 16th century, it was a branch castle connecting Usui Castle and Iwatomi Castle. It is said that it was. The Kyotoku Incident broke out in Kyotoku 3 (1454), and in 1471, Ashikaga Shigeuji's Furukawa Castle and Furukawa Imperial Palace fell by Nagao Keinobu (Keinakako / Nagao Keiharu's father), and Ashikaga Shigeuji He led the army of Mr. Koyama and Mr. Yuki and attacked Horikoshi Kubo of Izu, but was defeated and evacuated to Takatsugu Chiba of Honsakura Castle. It is said that Mr. Ashikaga relied on Mr. Chiba to move to this Koshinozuka castle, and in 1497, when Mr. Ashikaga died, Mr. Ashikaga Masauji became the second Koga Koga, but Mr. Chiba Was divided due to internal conflict, and Ashikaga Masauji and his eldest son Takaki moved to Koshinozuka Castle from Bunka 2 (1502) to Eisho 1 (1504) in order to attack Mr. Musashi Chiba who does not support Koga Koga. It is said that it was done. The literature states that it was up to Eisho 1 (1504), but it is estimated that it functioned as a castle of movement until around 1550 (Tenbun 19) because the remains of the latter half of the 16th century can be seen. I will. "Koshinozuka Castle Ruins" is located in the precincts of Seikei Temple and is designated as a cultural property (historic site) of Sakura City. There is a parking lot on the right side after climbing a steep slope, but be careful of rubbing under the front bumper on the way back for low-height cars.

If you drive on National Highway No. 51 at the intersection just before Sakura Shinmon for about 1km on the opposite side of QVC, you will see a big signboard and you will find a parking lot after climbing a steep slope. Free. It is an old castle ruin, but it is in good condition. There is also a toilet.

Abandoned The parking lot indicated by the signboard at the entrance to the temple was too narrow to take the courage to follow the rice paddy road, a road with poor visibility. The way to climb the temple was too steep, so I didn't have the courage. I think it would be nice to be able to park on level ground even a little away. We will upload a steep slope to the temple. I think it would be nice to be parked at Anyang-in at the foot, but what about?

It is said that Mr. Koga Kubō Ashikaga was in power for three years at the ruins of a castle from the Kamakura period to the Warring States period. It's a historic castle ruin! It was good that there was an easy-to-understand information tower such as Honmaru, Ninomaru, cut off, and Sosurizaka. Honmaru: The central building, the castle. Ninomaru: The building next to Honmaru, the residence of princesses and families. Cut off: Shave the mountain to make it difficult to climb and steep. Soderizaka: Also known as the back tiger mouth, it creates a narrow slope that makes it difficult for the enemy to attack. The tiger mouth is the entrance, the Honmaru tiger mouth is the entrance to the main enclosure, and the hill tiger mouth (Yoroizaka) is made so that if an enemy invades the entrance of the slope, it can attack from the side or above. In addition, it is difficult to attack the enemy's invasion and attack, such as earthworks (pile soil around the castle), empty digging (deep digging to prevent invasion), and waist-curved ring (Koshiguruwa is in the middle of the mountain in preparation for attack) There was a samurai to prevent the invasion of enemies).

Although it is compact, the earthworks, moat, multiple Kuruwa below the main enclosure, and waist Kuruwa remain and are in good condition. Thank you for the efforts of volunteers. Is the adjacent livestock barn also a castle area? It is convenient to drive up the slope and park at the parking lot of the temple located at the ruins of the castle. By train, take the bus from Monoi Station to Keisei-Sakura Station and get off at the Sanno area, then walk for about 20 to 30 minutes.