Nitta-no-shō National Historical Site

Overview

The Nitta-no-shō National Historical Site comprises remains associated with the medieval estate of Nitta-no-shō in Ōta, Gunma Prefecture, and is a designated Historic Site of Japan. It came into being as the ancestral base of the Nitta clan, a medieval warrior lineage, and is regarded as a rare example of a medieval estate in eastern Japan whose history can be corroborated by documentary records. In 2000, eleven locations among the Nitta clan remains were designated as a national Historic Site.

Highlights

• ●A cluster of sites tied to a medieval estate that served as the Nitta clan's ancestral base
• ●A distribution of remains comprising eleven nationally designated locations
• ●A rare case corroborated by the Chōraku-ji and Masaki documents
• ●An estate area spanning the Ōmama alluvial fan and the left-bank floodplain of the Tone River

History

The estate area extended across the whole of Nitta District in Kōzuke Province, as well as parts of Seta and Sai districts and Hanzawa District in Musashi Province, consisting mainly of the Ōmama alluvial fan and the left-bank floodplain of the Tone River. The Engishiki records the Nitta post station of Kōzuke Province, and the Wamyō ruijushō notes the Nitta District Umaya district, indicating that the area was known from early times. In the medieval period the estate formed as the ancestral base of the Nitta clan, and in 2000 eleven of the remains were designated as the national Historic Site of Nitta-no-shō.

Map

36.2970, 139.3338 · Wikidata

Suggested itinerary

1. 1Check the positions of the locations that make up the site within Ōta
2. 2Visit the main points among the designated remains
3. 3Reflect on the history of the estate transmitted through documentary records
4. 4Stop by tourist facilities or the surrounding town

Did you know?

💡 The Engishiki records the Nitta post station of Kōzuke Province, while the Wamyō ruijushō lists the Nitta District Umaya district.

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