Takadaoh Yashiki

History

Takadaô-yashiki was the main residence of the Uchida Clan in the 13th century.

Visit Notes

Takadaô-yashiki is a medieval residence ruin in Shimōchida township, Kikugawa Municipality. Ruins include dorui (earthen ramparts) and mizubori (water moats), and, under the Kikugawa Jōkan Complex Ruins (菊川城館遺跡群), are a designated historical site.

There is a large main compound which still has a farmhouse inside, though I found no obstacles to inspecting the dorui which ring the main bailey. The main bailey is further surrounded by a shallow moat. Toward the south where the road is there is a faded signboard for the site and a large, solid chunk of dorui; are these the remains of an outer compound? The moat system also extends to the south beyond the main bailey, indicating a once large footprint.

In the north there is also what appears to be the remnant of a moat system in a crescent-shape. So perhaps there were more baileys to the north too that have since been buried. It has been said that the neighbouring Furukawa-jinja also contains traces of earthworks, but I ran out of time to inspect there.

Gallery

Mizubori (watermoat)

Castle Profile
English Name	Takadaoh Yashiki
Japanese Name	高田大屋敷
Founder	Uchida Clan
Year Founded	13th Century
Castle Type	Fortified Manor
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Designations	National Historic Site
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Artifacts	Dorui, Kuruwa, Mizubori, &c.
Features	water moats, trenches
Visitor Information
Access	Nearest station is Kikugawa Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line
Visitor Information	24/7 free; fields
Time Required	30 minutes
Website	https://www.city.kikugawa.shizuoka.jp/shakaikyouiku/shiteibunkazai/kikugawajoukanisekigun.html
Location	Kikugawa, Shizuoka Prefecture
Coordinates	34° 43' 21.22" N, 138° 4' 36.01" E
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Added to Jcastle	2024
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