Enryakuji Monjurou Fort

History

See Enryakuji for more information.

Visit Notes

This fort ruin is the most easy to identify, I feel, as a toride site because dorui (earthen ramparts) ensconce much of the bailey, now the site of the Monjurō (thus the fort’s name), a tiered gatehouse. The Monjurō is considered Enryakuji’s main entrance. I found a marker here which designated historical ruins, but there was no information presented on-site.

Gallery

Dorui

Castle Profile
English Name	Enryakuji Monjurou Fort
Japanese Name	延暦寺文殊楼砦
Founder	Saichō
Year Founded	778
Castle Type	Mountaintop
Castle Condition	No main keep but other buildings
Designations	UNESCO World Heritage Site, has Important Cultural Properties, National Historic Site
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Artifacts	Monjurou, Dorui, Koguchi
Features
Visitor Information
Access	Yase-Hieizanguchi Station on the Eizan Line; Eizan Cable Car; Eizan Ropeway; Hike for 30 minutes to Enryakuji or bus; or, Sakamoto-Hieizanguchi Station on the Keihan Ishiyama-Sakamoto Line; Sakamoto Cable Car; or, Direct Bus via Kyoto Bus no. 51 or Keihan Bus no. 57 from Kyoto Station to Hieizan-cho.
Visitor Information	Yase Route is 1,420 yen in total, including Eizan Railway and shuttle bus one-way; Sakamoto Cable Car is 870 yen; direct bus is 770 yen.
Time Required	30 minutes
Location	Ôtsu, Shiga Prefecture
Coordinates	35° 4' 13.62" N, 135° 50' 31.38" E
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Admin
Added to Jcastle	2022
Contributor	ART
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