Choujaike Yakata

History

Visit Notes

Chōjaike-yakata is the site of a fortified manor hall and retirement hermitage. It is named for a pond which sits beneath the altar to Kannon, called Chōjaike-Kannondō. There are a few levelled sections on the ridge above the hall to Kannon which represent the ruins of the yakata. ‘Chōja’ refers to a local strongman; by tradition the yakata is also the site of the hermitage of Gyōji, a former lord of Shirokomajō.

Gallery

Altar to Choujaike-Kannon
Chouja Pond
Flattened ridge

Castle Profile
English Name	Choujaike Yakata
Japanese Name	長者池館
Founder	Higuchi Yukitoki
Year Founded	Kamakura Period
Castle Type	Fortified Manor
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Features
Visitor Information
Access	Closest station is Shinano-Matsukawa Station on the Ôito Line (Shinano-Ikeda Station on the Ikeda Railway was closed in 1938)
Visitor Information	24/7; free; mountain
Time Required	15 minutes
Location	Ikeda, Nagano Prefecture
Coordinates	36° 25' 21.83" N, 137° 53' 55.93" E
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Added to Jcastle	2022
Contributor	ART
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