Moriyama Castle Historic Site

It was a castle ruins where you can enjoy the Echichu plain! !!

Original Text

It was a castle ruin where you can enjoy the Echichu Plain. It is a castle built on a branch peak of Mt. Nijo, which rises on the left bank of the Koyabe River, and the cherry blossoms are beautiful in the spring season! !!

Good view.

Original Text

The castle ruins of Mt. Nijo's Kitamine, the Kannon statue is magnificent, the view is good, and you can see the Noto Peninsula, the Toyama Plain, and the Tateyama mountain range. The cherry blossoms are beautiful in spring, and it is a good spot to stop by for a drive

It is a mountain castle with a dream and romance that the present Takaoka town was conceived by Toshinaga Maeda when he was young.

Original Text

At the order of his father, Toshiie Maeda, Toshinaga became the Lord of Moriyama Castle when he was young. Moriyama Castle was located on the hillside of Mt. Nijo, which could completely control the plains of the Shohohogen at that time, so it was excellent as a mountain castle, but the times were gradually becoming Heijo era. Toshinaga overlooked the plateau of Sekino (present-day Takaoka town) from Moriyama Jo castle, and the shogawa river flows, and there is a difference in height in the plateau, and most of the lowlands are wetlands, and it is natural to use the land of Sekino. Castle Build ...

The scenery is good

Original Text

If you climb the mountain using the Nijozan Manyo Line, you will see the parking lot. After parking there and walking a little, you will reach the square and overlook Takaoka city and the Sea of Japan. There was a signboard, and I realized for the first time that this was the site of Moriyama Castle's main enclosure. There are few castle-like remains, and now it is an ordinary observatory with a nice view.

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Original Text

When I was off, it wasn't in full bloom. You can check it a little far away. It's close if you climb from Route 160 side. There are also parking lots and toilets