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|Prefecture=Gunma Prefecture
 
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|Notes=The Kibe Clan had a small flatland castle a couple kilometers to the eats of here, but inothing remains of the castle today so I skipped it on this stop.
 
|Notes=The Kibe Clan had a small flatland castle a couple kilometers to the eats of here, but inothing remains of the castle today so I skipped it on this stop.
|History=Yamana Castle was built as a satellite castle of [[Teraonaka Castle]] and it was also known as Teraoshimo Castle indicating the location in respect to Teraonaka Castle. The castle was also said to have been occupied by the Yamana clan ( different from Yamana Sozen's Yamana Clan), but it was definitely the Tsume-no-shiro. or last redoubt, of the Kibe Clan who allied first with Takeda Shingen and then the Hojo after Shingen's passing.
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|History=Yamana Castle was built as a satellite castle of [[Teraonaka Castle]]. It was also known as Teraoshimo Castle indicating the location in respect to Teraonaka Castle. In the Sengoku Period Yamana Castle was the Tsume-no-shiro, or last redoubt, of the Kibe Clan whose [[Fortified Manor]] or lowland castle was located about 2.5km east. The Kibe were allied with Takeda Shingen. Along the same ridge line as Yamana Castle, Takeda Shingen built [[Negoya Castle (Gunma)]] to further fortify this border, so Yamana Castle then functioned as a satellite fortification of [[Negoya Castle (Gunma)|Negoya Castle]]. After the death of Shingen, the Kibe supported the Hojo. The castle was abandoned in 1590 after the fall of the Hojo. Another legend associates the castle with the Yamana clan (related to Yamana Sozen) who supposedly held the castle for eight generations. There is no historical evidence to support this but it could be possible that they held it in the years before the Kibe.
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It is interesting to note that this satellite castle of [[Teraonaka Castle]] is much more developed than [[Teraonaka Castle]] with multiple baileys and trenches, structures more typical of later Sengoku Period castles.  This shows that it was probably renovated around the same time that [[Negoya Castle (Gunma)|Negoya Castle]] was built and shows similarities in structure that you don't see at other castles along this trail.
 
|Year Visited=2020
 
|Year Visited=2020
 
|AddedJcastle=2020
 
|AddedJcastle=2020

Revision as of 13:18, 21 August 2020

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History

Yamana Castle was built as a satellite castle of Teraonaka Castle. It was also known as Teraoshimo Castle indicating the location in respect to Teraonaka Castle. In the Sengoku Period Yamana Castle was the Tsume-no-shiro, or last redoubt, of the Kibe Clan whose Fortified Manor or lowland castle was located about 2.5km east. The Kibe were allied with Takeda Shingen. Along the same ridge line as Yamana Castle, Takeda Shingen built Negoya Castle (Gunma) to further fortify this border, so Yamana Castle then functioned as a satellite fortification of Negoya Castle. After the death of Shingen, the Kibe supported the Hojo. The castle was abandoned in 1590 after the fall of the Hojo. Another legend associates the castle with the Yamana clan (related to Yamana Sozen) who supposedly held the castle for eight generations. There is no historical evidence to support this but it could be possible that they held it in the years before the Kibe.

It is interesting to note that this satellite castle of Teraonaka Castle is much more developed than Teraonaka Castle with multiple baileys and trenches, structures more typical of later Sengoku Period castles. This shows that it was probably renovated around the same time that Negoya Castle was built and shows similarities in structure that you don't see at other castles along this trail.


Visit Notes

The Kibe Clan had a small flatland castle a couple kilometers to the eats of here, but inothing remains of the castle today so I skipped it on this stop.


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Gallery
  • Yamana Castle from a distance
  • Kofun
  • Yamanoue Stela


Castle Profile
English Name Yamana Castle
Japanese Name 山名城
Alternate Names Terao Shimo-jo
Founder Yukiyoshi Shinno
Year Founded 1395
Castle Type Mountaintop
Castle Condition Ruins only
Designations Local Historic Site
Historical Period Pre Edo Period
Features trenches
Visitor Information
Access
Visitor Information mountain trail, open 24/7
Time Required
Location Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture
Coordinates 36° 16' 44.33" N, 139° 1' 46.60" E
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Admin
Added to Jcastle 2020
Contributor Eric
Admin Year Visited 2020
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