砥石城跡（戸石城跡）

From the parking lot, you can reach the castle ruins overlooking the village and the road by passing the mountain trail for about 30 minutes. As I liked Sanada, I wanted to climb it once, so I was impressed when I reached the summit and thought about it during the Warring States Period! However, there are steep places where you have to go back and forth on the rope tie, and people with weak legs may be tough. Sneakers are required. If possible, trekking shoes and suitable clothing are the best. Many people, including myself, were climbing in clothes for sightseeing. Please be careful.

It was understood well that the castle that Takeda Shingen could not attack was actually climbing. There were a lot of very dangerous places and I had a hard time climbing, but the view from the top was amazing. A stone castle is a castle of Yoshiyoshi Murakami, which is a generic name for a castle, a stone castle, and a Yoneyama castle. Astronomy Shingen attacked in August 19 but lost without falling down. After that, Yukitaka Sanada, who is subordinate to Shingen, was attacked in May 20 in Astronomy, and then it will be Sanada's castle until the age of Yukitakako and Masayuki. As impression that climbed, there were many steep slopes and it was very hard to climb. I think that it will be inevitable to get muscle aches on the next day. However, when I climbed up, I could overlook the city of Ueda and felt something like a sense of accomplishment.

Turn back at "Yoneyama Castle" and then turn to the "Whetstone Castle" direction. If you go for a while, you will see a series of stairs. The stairs are made of the "reinforced concrete" core material that has become popular these days, coated with brown "hard plastic" to make it look "wood-like." It does not deteriorate easily and is durable enough to be found everywhere. But who is this heavy? There are about 250 stairs to the top of "Hitoishi Castle". (Excluding slopes and stone steps) Please refer to "Yoneyama Castle" for an overview of "Tohoku Castle". If you are lucky, you can see Mt. Fuji.

When asked "Do you want to kill me ?!", the castle soldier would have returned "I'm going to kill Mochiron!" (Laughs). The climbing road is extremely steep and you can't climb even if you crawl without an auxiliary rope beside it. The places other than the rocks are sandy areas where the scaffolding is not stable, and I thought that I would really die in the hellish state of ants slipping down (laughs). This castle is a castle where Shingen Takeda, the famous general of Tsunekatsu, suffers a big defeat called "Sieges of Toishi" twice and wants to lick his torture. As mentioned above, this castle is almost 100% impossible to capture in a straightforward manner. It was a major barrier to the invasion of Kita Shinano for young Shingen, who was aiming for Shinano's drinking. On the other hand, Yoshikiyo Murakami, a local clan, is a brave general who is also excellent in martial arts. The first round (Battle of Uedahara) was held in the Ueda Basin, which is controlled by Toishi Castle. Takeda army 8000 and Murakami army 5000 ~ 7000 gachinko game, the number is a little large on the Takeda side, but there is a local advantage on the upper side of the village. At that time, Shingen, who had the momentum of breaking bamboo, would never have dreamed of losing a big defeat here, losing Nobukata Itagaki and Amari Torayasu. At first, the Takeda side, which is superior to the number, is dominant, and Nobukata Itagaki in particular cuts deep into the enemy and produces results. However, this was a trap on the upper side of the village, so I should have avoided pursuing more than necessary in an enemy land without a sense of land. When I noticed, I was surrounded by ambush soldiers and was isolated and could not retreat, and in the meantime, the number of allies around me gradually decreased, and finally the spear was thrust and Itagaki was cut off. Shingen can only see it from a distance. On the contrary, Murakami, who defeated Itagaki and raised his spirit, charged the main team as it was. It ended in a regrettable defeat that even injured Shingen, the general general. Two years later, Shingen will prepare more than 10,000 winning troops in the second round of snow humiliation. This time, I decided to capture Toishi Castle first so that I could fight without worrying behind the battle before the field battle, but when I think about it later, the policy was already wrong at this point. To be honest, it doesn't make much sense to push this castle with a large army. This is because it is enough to repel the first few people who are not very active and climb up the steep mountain road. Naturally, the capture was difficult, and when one month had passed since the siege was siege with almost no results, he appeared in the Ueda Basin. This is Yoshikiyo Murakami. In peace with Mr. Takanashi, who was hostile, he raised the entire army and came to rescue the castle. Maybe Shingen's last big defeat passed his head to the rapidly approaching Murakami Suigun, and he hurriedly retreated and tried to take a distance, fearing that he would be caught by the castle soldiers, but this backfired. Yoshikiyo did not overlook the disorder of formation due to the retreat. He immediately charged the enemy army with his back turned and kicked it off. With a devastating defeat that killed more than 1000 people, Shingen's strategy to capture Kita Shinano was completely disrupted. Yoshikiyo is already Shingen's natural enemy (laughs). However, the battle between the two sides, such as this professional wrestling grudge match, will be settled in an unfortunate way. Shingen's general "Yukitaka Sanada" succeeded in taking over the Toishi Castle. Somehow, after the match, I still feel like I've won by hitting it with a frying pan from behind (laughs). I wanted to see more of the confrontation between the two men! .. Mr. Sanada was exiled to the Ueno region after being chased by Mr. Murakami, Mr. Suwa, and Shingen's father Nobutora, but he was originally a local and it was Mr. Sanada who built the Toishi Castle. There may have been some relatives who had a strong kinship with the territory and went in and out of the castle. Yamashiro is basically a place where you can stand up in case of an emergency, and in normal times there are not many people and there are only guards. It seems that the castle soldiers were suppressed at once, aiming for the farming season when manpower was required and the castle soldiers went out. In this area, Hideyoshi Toyotomi commented on Mr. Sanada, and a part of the nature of Mr. Sanada who despised him as "a coward with both sides" who does not fight from the front appears. However, for Mr. Sanada, the one who survived was justice, and he would have laughed with his nose, "Let the person who wants to say it!" (Laughs).

Needless to say, it is Yamashiro. I think it's interesting to climb considering the history. The climb on the Toishi Castle side has stairs and is well maintained.

Murakami-chan's Yamashiro who repelled Takeda Shingen twice "Sieges of Toishi" is a famous story There are few technical facilities, but the typical Yamashiro is beautifully preserved. Because the road is well maintained, Daijobu ・ ・ ・ ・ The road from Yoneyama Castle to Toishi Castle is an odd slope (laughs)

The residence of Yoshikiyo Murakami, later Mr. Sanada. In 1550, it is a castle famous for "Sieges of Toishi" by Harunobu Takeda. The following year, Yukitaka Sanada used the super-abbreviation to drop it in one day, and Yoshikiyo Murakami was protected by Uesugi in Echigo. We climbed from the entrance of Mt. Ise, Sanada-cho, and went down to Oteguchi in the order of Yoneyama Castle → Toishi Castle → Honjo → Masugata Castle in about an hour. As expected, it is a strong castle that blocked the Takeda army. Between Yoneyama Castle and Toishi Castle, there are about 300 steps of stairs and steep slopes where ropes are installed with bare rocks. Absolutely athletic shoes. It is said that Mt. Ise is the town that produced "Koishimaru", which is famous for the silk moth of Her Majesty the Empress.

The highest point is 825m above sea level and 195m above sea level. Nagano Prefecture Historic Site This time, I found the "Toishi Castle Climbing Exit" on the north side and stopped the car ?️? A dog that can be tapped by a dog in a private house ?‍? The climbing road slides on the fallen leaves ? and is an adventure of Nakanaka (; ^ _ ^ A) It's safe to go out on the old Matsushiro Highway (´-`) An explanation board was built like a road that Sakuma Shozan also passed through (・ о ・) Hey When I climbed up the guide sign, I arrived at the water place. This area is full of steps ♪ When you join Oteguchi, you will reach the largest group of Kuruwa. In winter, the grass disappears and you can see the shores well, and the complicated steps of the tea ceremony are interesting ♬ The masonry is buried but looks good ♪ There is a faint moat on the ridge when you go down the west slope of the chot. The big Horikiri on the back of Mochiron is also spectacular ♬ You can see the city of Ueda from the whetstone castle on the south side (゜ ∀ ゜ *) Horikiri and Kirishi are perfect ♬ ... This time Yoneyama Castle is Yametoko (^^; This is confusing because the main castle and Masugata castle are reversed depending on the materials. A panoramic view of Sanada's forts from the highest Kuruwa at the northern end beyond the continuous Horikiri (. ･ Д ･) This time I went down the cliff on the north side There is a rope and I feel relieved (^^;) ゞ After walking for a while, I went to Kongoji Pass There is no upper part from Jizo's neck under the cut! Σ (￣ ￣ lll) I don't think I can return to the north trailhead from here ➰ (´ ﾟ д ﾟ ｀) Acha To return to the castle again ~ Amema A scholar said, "I don't know if I have to climb Yamashiro three times." Yamashiro that you can still enjoy with new discoveries even after climbing 4 times ♡