Takatō Castle
| Takatō Castle 高遠城 |
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| Ina, Nagano Prefecture, Japan | |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 35°50′00″N 138°03′45″E / 35.8332°N 138.0625°E |
| Type | flatland-style Japanese castle |
| Site information | |
| Open to the public |
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| Site history | |
| Built | Sengoku period |
| Built by | Takeda Shingen |
| In use | Sengoku - Edo period |
| Demolished | 1871 |
Takatō Castle (高遠城 Takatō-jō?) is a Japanese castle located in Ina, southern Nagano Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Takatō Castle was home to a junior branch of the Naitō clan, daimyō of Iiyama Domain. It was also known as Kabuto Castle (兜山城 Kabuto-jō?). Built sometime in the 16th century, it is now largely ruins.
Takato Castle is located on a hill overlooking the confluence of the Mibugawa River and the Fujisawa River, which forms part of its natural defences. Deep trenches, earthen ramparts and stone walls in concentric rings form the defensive structures in a style typical of construction under Takeda Shingen. The Central Bailey (Hon-maru) [1] was protected to the northwest and northeast by the Second Bailey (Ni-no-maru) [2] and Third Bailey (San-no-maru) [3] along with four enclosures: the Suwa-kuruwa ( 諏訪曲輪 ) [A], Sasa-kuruwa ( 笹曲輪 ) [B], Minami-kuruwa ( 南曲輪 ) [C] and Hōdōji-kuruwa ( 法幢寺曲輪 ) [D]. Most of the gates were box-shaped gates, which added to the defences.
The original date of construction of Takatō Castle is unknown, however before its construction, there was originally another fortification on the same site, controlled by the Takatō clan, retainers of the Suwa clan, who had dominated the area since the kamakura period.
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