Mount Komaki

Japanese: 小牧山 - こまきやま

<br /> The remains of a castle in Horiuchi, Komaki City, Aichi Prefecture. Located in the west of Komaki City, just west of the city center, this isolated peak is about 600m east to west and 400m north to south, with an altitude of 85.9m. Its beautiful appearance rising from the Nobi Plain has made it a symbol of Komaki City. In 1563 (Eiroku 6), Oda Nobunaga built Komakiyama Castle as a base for his conquest of Mino. Later, Tokugawa Ieyasu set up camp here during the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute, and throughout the Edo period, the castle was heavily protected by the Owari Tokugawa family as a place associated with Ieyasu. Even today, earthworks, dry moats, and well remains remain in various places in the mountains, and investigations of the remains of the castle and restoration work are underway. It was designated a national historic site in 1927 (Showa 2), and most of it is owned by Komaki City, with the area around Hachiman Shrine in the south being a shrine site. When Nobunaga built the castle on Komakiyama, it is said that there was a riding ground on the southern side of the mountain, which is now called "Sakura no Baba." The foot of the mountain on the eastern side has been developed as a historic park and is used as a place of relaxation for the citizens. Take the Meitetsu bus from Komaki Station on the Meitetsu Komaki Line to "Komaki City Hall" and walk for about 10 minutes.

Source: Kodansha National Historic Site Guide Information

Japanese:

愛知県小牧市堀の内にある城跡。小牧市の西部、市街地中心からすぐ西にある、東西約600m、南北約400mの独立峰で、標高は85.9m、濃尾平野に浮かぶ姿は美しく、小牧市のシンボル的存在になっている。小牧山に、1563年（永禄6）、織田信長が美濃攻略の拠点として小牧山城を築城し、その後、小牧・長久手の戦いの際には徳川家康が陣を置き、江戸時代を通じて家康ゆかりの地として尾張徳川家の厚い保護を受けた。現在も山中の各所に土塁や空堀、井戸跡などが残り、城郭の遺構調査と復元整備が進められている。国の史跡指定は1927年（昭和2）で、その大半を小牧市が所有し、南部の八幡神社周辺が神社地となっている。信長が小牧山に築城した時には、山の南側中腹に馬場があったといわれ、現在は「桜の馬場」と呼ばれている。また東側の麓は史跡公園として整備され、市民の憩いの場として利用されている。名鉄小牧線小牧駅から名鉄バス「小牧市役所前」下車、徒歩約10分。

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