Mr. Greenwood visited Kaizu Castle, Kawanajima Battle Field with his school mates in October 13 to 14, 2007.
Kazurao Castle & Kougai no Watashi
During railway trip to Kamiyamada hot spring, I saw Kazurao Castle and Kougai ferry which were first battle ground between loard Takeda and loard Uesugi.
Shiozaki Castle and Fuse Battle Field
A Group for Pilgrimage around 33 Temples in Shinano walked through Fuse Battle Field and Shiozaki Castle.
a Group for Pilgrimage around 33 Temples in Shinano
Kaizu castle
Other group visited Kaizu castle and Hachimanpara Battle field. They passed by Amemiya ferry and Mt. Saijyosan which was also a temporaly castle of Uesugi.
Kiazu Castle of Takeda
old school
Grave of Yamamoto Kansuke
We visited a grave of Yamamoto Kansuke who died here as a strategist for the most famous Kawanakajima battle.
Grave of Yamamoto Kansuke
Hachimanpara Battle Field
Hachimanpara Battle Field was a center of Kawanakajima battle. My mother was born very near here. In Hachimanpara Battle Field, there is a monument in memory of poet Kamemaru and Kamesaku. They are ancestors of my mother.
burial mound of warriors in Hachimanpara
a monument in memory of poet Kamemaru and Kamesaku
January 5, 2008
Rev. May 19, 2009