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Collected by the Inagaki family, the Toba Daimyō from the mid-Edo period to the Meiji Restoration, as materials for military studies. There are about 350 illustrations, but there is no uniformity because only illustrations of castles, illustrations including castle towns, and old battlefield illustrations are mixed.
Another typical example of a castle picture in the Edo period is "The Shōhō Shiroezu", picture of the castle and castle town that the Edo Shogunate ordered the daimyō to create and submit,aggregating military information such as the buildings inside the castle, the height of the stone wall, the width of the moat and the water depth, etc., it also details the location and shape of the castle town and the mountain river.
Profile : Yamanaka Castle Ruins
| Location | Mishima City, Shizuoka Prefecture |
| Also known as | ー |
| Type of castle | Mountaintop |
| Mountain's name | Unknown |
| Elevation | 580m |
| Condition | Ruins |
| Designation | National Historic Sites |
| Year built | 1558～1570 |
| Abolished | 1590 |
| Castle lord | Hōjō Ujiyasu |
| Refurbishment lord | Hōjō Ujimasa |
(produced by CODH) adapted from "Classical Japanese National Data Set" (Kokubunken Collection)
The family crest was originally created from the pattern that the emperor and the royal family put on the kimono, and the pattern was made into a fixed pattern, and the one attached to his own oxcart is said to be the beginning of the family crest. The warlords drew large crests on the flag-fingers, used to distinguish enemy views on the battlefield, and used by the generals to determine which warlords were active and how much.
Yamanaka Castle admission
admission fee : free
closing period : new year holidays , every Monday (survenior shop) reference official site
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The moat is orthogonal, which shape like a rice field ridge Has been installed. The feature of this castle is that an earthen castle without stone walls, and it has enhanced defense ability,skillfully arrange around each Kuruwa.
Prevent the enemy from moving freely.
Nowadays, the ruin of Yamanaka castle is popular site for tourists and locals. Since the castle is positioned halfway up Mt. Hakone, the great scenery of Mt. Fuji and Suruga Bay can be viewed from the park.
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