Niiya Castle (Kouzuke)

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History

Niiyajō was built as a twin castle with Asabajō by the Shirakura Clan. Collectively, both casles are sometimes called together as Shirakurajō. See Asaba Castle for more information.


Visit Notes

Initially I wasn't going to bother with Kōzuke-Niiyajō even though it's quite close to Asabajō, but I had just enough time to come back and visit after visiting other sites in the area which took my fancy. Niiyajō is, like Asabajō, on a frond of high elevation projecting into the plain below, but the site is used as farmland and the earthworks are sadly far too overgrown to even begin to explore. I guessed there may be karabori (dry moat) and dorui (earthen rampart) ruins, but these were too obscurred to positively identify.




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Castle Profile
English Name Niiya Castle (Kouzuke)
Japanese Name 上野仁井屋城
Alternate Names 白倉仁井屋城
Founder Shirakura Clan
Year Founded 1469-1487
Castle Type Mountaintop
Castle Condition Ruins only
Historical Period Pre Edo Period
Artifacts Dorui, Hori
Features trenches
Visitor Information
Access Joushuu-Niiya Station on the Joushin Dentetsu Line; walk 20 minutes. Or, cycle from Joushuu-Fukushima Station on the same line where one can rent a free bicycle
Visitor Information Cultivated Hill; Access Limited
Time Required 20 minutes
Location Kanra, Gunma Prefecture
Coordinates 36° 14' 53.23" N, 138° 56' 52.12" E
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Added to Jcastle 2021
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