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Words-and-Pictures:
Yamanaka Castle Ruins
(as seen on September 15th, 2001,
on the Old Tokaido section of the Aki
Meguri)
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| Note:
The remains of
Yamanaka Castle are located between Hakone and Mishima in Shizuoka Prefecture, which are Stations #
10 and 11 respectively (from Tokyo) on the
Old Tokaido Highway. You can read about my visit to the castle in my
Logbook. You may also choose to start reading about
my Tokaido
journey at the beginning, or start at the top of my Aki
Meguri pages. |
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| This castle was built about 400 years ago, using the
"Hojo" style of technology and construction technique.
It was positioned to protect the western approaches to Odawara
Castle. Because it was a "mountain castle" some of
the moats were dry, using "sliding paper door" barriers.
Also, this castle was built without stone: wooden forms were made, then
filled with earth. |
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An overview |
| The "Kita-Maru" or northern
enclosure |
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Tenshu Yagura (tower) remains |
| The "sliding paper
door"-style barriers in a dry moat |
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A (modern?) bridge across a
moat |
| A pond near the bottom of the
castle |
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The gate of an associated shrine |
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HISTORY
