Shinagura Castle Ruins - Matsumoto

Shinagura Castle Yamashiro (1000m / 250m) Cultural property designated city designated historic site Remains: Earthworks, Guo, Moat Castle owner: Mr. Akazawa (Mr. Ogasawara's general style) History: It is said that the castle was built by Mr. Akazawa around the 2nd year of Kenmu (1335), although the age of the castle is unknown. Mr. Akazawa is a clan of Mr. Ogasawara, and it begins when Kiyotsune, the second son of Nagatsune Ogasawara, occupies Akazawa Township in Izu Province and names him. It is said that when Takeda invaded Matsumotodaira and attacked Ogasawara in 1550, the lord of Inakura, Saemon Akazawa, descended on Takeda and attacked Ifuka Castle, which is the vassal of Ogasawara. .. When Mr. Takeda was destroyed in Tensho 10 (1582) and Nobunaga Oda collapsed in the Honnoji Incident, Kiyotsune Akazawa belonged to Sadayoshi Ogasawara, who returned to Matsumoto with the help of Mr. Tokugawa. However, in the 11th year of the Tensho era (1583), Kiyotsune connected with Mr. Umino, the lord of Tonohara Castle, and Mr. Koiwatake, the lord of Koiwatake Castle, and led to Mr. Uesugi. did. Description: Inakura Castle is built on a ridge extending to the southwest of the massif north of the Inakura village. Inakura Castle is a continuous territory in which the Kuruwa divided by the empty moat is connected from the north to the main territory, the second territory, and the third territory in the southwest direction. The northern end of the main ridge is at the highest point on the ridge, and small ridges continue in steps from there, and it is a slightly wide flat land separated by the second ridge and the empty moat. The highest point at the northern end is about the size of a sight seeing, and a double moat is provided behind it to block it. It seems that the central Kuruwa is the central Kuruwa, and there is a small and central Kuruwa at the northern end, and from there there is an earthwork facing the empty moat in the north. A stepped flat ground is provided between this earthwork and the ridge extending to the south. At the southern end of the Nino-Kou, separated by some empty moats, is the San-Kou, which is a group of Kuruwa with a flat ridge. The Yokote village at the southern foot of the mountain was where Mr. Akazawa's mansion was located, and a guide board was installed beside the roadway, but there are currently no remains in the fields or residential land. Guidance: If you drive along the road in the village on the north side of Route 254, you will find the signpost of Inakura Pass and Dosojin. If you go up the road leading north from here, you will find the information board of Mr. Akazawa's mansion, and there is a parking lot and a trailhead to go further. [Information / impressions] Turn right about 100m from the notation address, and on the right side of the curve that went about 100m, a stone monument and an explanation board of "Inakura Castle Lord's Mansion Site" are erected, and there is a mansion site that became a field at the bottom.

Although it is 1000m above sea level, you can climb a little from the east side by car. (Beast fence open and close by yourself) There is an information board in the parking lot. A robe is attached to the climbing road at the angle of Nakanaka. (Sanno Guo side climbing road) Earthworks and remains are often left in Horikiri, Tatebori, and Kuruwa ♪ \ (^-^) / I didn't know if I got off the road from this Kuruwa! Moreover, there is a splinter (ToT)