Sekidousan Castle

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History

Sekidōsanjō is thought to have been built by Uesugi Kenshin in 1578 as part of his strategy to take Nanaojō. It is thought also to have been used by shugenja and so-called warrior monks (probably laymen fighting for monks). Following the death of Oda Nobunaga in 1582, the Hatakeyama Clan revolted and siezed the fort but they were besieged and defeated by Meada Toshiie and Sakuma Morimasa, and Sekidōsanjō was destroyed. Maeda Toshiie contributed to the rebuilding of the mountain worshippers' community but it was destroyed in modern times by the Meiji revolutionaries (ishigaki and other ruins remain spread across the mountain slope and are extensive; the castle ruin is towards the top of the mountain and one passes many temple ruins to reach it).


Visit Notes

Sekidōsanjō is a castle ruin overlooking a fortified monastic community centered around Ōmiyabō (now reconstructed). There is a main bailey ringed by residual dorui (earthen embankments) and surrounded at the base of the ramparts by a karabori (dry moat). The guide at Ōmiyabō accompanied me up. The paved path to the castle abruptly plummets over a cliff in one place, clearly damaged by a landslide.




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Castle Profile
English Name Sekidosan Castle
Japanese Name 石動山城
Founder Uesugi Kenshin
Year Founded 1578
Castle Type Mountaintop
Castle Condition Ruins only
Designations National Historic Site
Historical Period Pre Edo Period
Artifacts Dorui, Baileys, Karabori
Features
Visitor Information
Access Notoninomiya Station on the Nanao Line; Taxi
Visitor Information 24/7 free
Time Required one hour
Location Nakanoto, Ishikawa Prefecture
Coordinates 36° 57' 52.09" N, 136° 58' 28.42" E
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Added to Jcastle 2019
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