The Site of Okayama Castle Ishiyama Gate

A remnant stone wall burnt by air raid

Original Text

It is said that the Ishiyama Gate was the gate that remained after the abandoned castle of Okayama Castle, but it was burnt down by the air raid in 1945. The reddish-brown stone wall tells the remnants. You can see stone walls derived from Okayama Castle in various places in the surrounding area.

Okama Sance にて

Original Text

I found it on the way from Okayama Station to Korakuen. It was said that the Otemon gate of Toyama Castle, which was abandoned, was relocated, but unfortunately it was destroyed by air raid and only the stone wall remains. I thought it was like stopping by ○

Shishan Park の South Side に Residual るお City の Trail

Original Text

After walking from the center of Okayama toward the castle, I arrived at Ishiyama Park. On the south side of the park was this Ishiyama Monzeki. An elementary school was built in front of the gate ruins.

There was a stone wall of the castle on the west side of Okayama Castle.

Original Text

　On the south side of Ishiyama Park, where you can see Okayama Castle over Asahikawa, it seems that 々 used to be a place called Nishinomaru and Ishiyama in Okayama Castle, and some of the stone walls at that time remained. The road around here was marked "Karasujo Michi", and I took a walk while feeling the remnants of those days.

Airstrike のつめ trail

Original Text

　During the feudal administration, there was the Nishinomaru Gate, which remains after the Meiji Restoration. It was designated as a national treasure along with the castle tower, but was destroyed by fire in the Okayama air raid at the end of the Pacific War. At present, only stone walls remain, but there are still traces burned by air raid, and it can be seen as a war remains. Okayama Castle was a type with Kuruwa spreading in a concentric circle, and there was Nishinomaru across the Ninomaru from the main enclosure along the Asahikawa River. It is said that the gate connecting Nishinomaru and the outside was Ishiyamamon. It is very close to the Sanyo Broadcasting Headquarters.