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Takada Castle
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Area: Joetsu
Category: Historicals > Ruins of Castles
Category: Historicals > Ruins of Castles
Takada Castle (高田城) is the ruins of castle located Joetsu, NIigata. It was built in 1614 by Matsudaira Tadateru, the 6th son of Ieyasu. There is moat and reconstructed Yagura, three stories keep, today. It is also famous for Yo-Sakura, the night Sakura.
Tourist Info.
There is a parking and restroom.
Access
0. at Naoetsu Station.
1. use JR Joetsu Line to Takada (9 min.)
2. walk east (15 min.)
Tourist Info.
There is a parking and restroom.
Access
0. at Naoetsu Station.
1. use JR Joetsu Line to Takada (9 min.)
2. walk east (15 min.)
Access to Joetsu Area
Terminal Station: Naoetsu
By car
- From Nagoya: use Chuo express way to Joshinetsu express
way to Joetsu.
By Train
- From Nagoya: use JR Chuo Line to Matsumoto. Use JR
Shinanoi Line to Nagano. Use Shinetsu Line to Naoetsu.
By car
- From Nagoya: use Chuo express way to Joshinetsu express
way to Joetsu.
By Train
- From Nagoya: use JR Chuo Line to Matsumoto. Use JR
Shinanoi Line to Nagano. Use Shinetsu Line to Naoetsu.
Map around Takada Castle
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Detailed Travel Guide for Takada Castle
Type: Flatland
Built in: 1614
Class: ruins
Honmaru, the main bailey
Takada Castle was a large-scale castle with 750,000 goku of early modern times which was built by Matsudaira Tadateru, 6th son of Ieyasu mainly in Bodaiga-hara of Takada in 1614. Honmaru was enclosed by an inner moat and a base. At present, its width is 40-50m, average water depth is about 5m, the height of base is 10m or so and the whole length is about 1,000m, which is an enclosing ground base including2 Uchi-masugatamon, or 2 inner box style gates and 1 inner key style gate.
Sanju Yagura, the three stories keep
The current keep of Takada Castle was reconstructed on the grounds of the south-east rim of Honmaru, or the central part of the castle This had been called "Gosankai Yagura" or Three stories Keep symbolizing the castle instead of "Tenshukaku" or a the 19th year of the Meiji era.
