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Our guide
The Tonomi Palisade was an early Heian-period fortified stockade in what is now the town of Kanegasaki, in the Isawa District of Iwate. The site was designated a National Historic Site in October 2013. Our source says little more than that, so this page is short.
Kanegasaki Station is about 1.2 km away in a straight line, and Isawa Castle about 2 km.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Tonomi Palisade Marker — Iwatebud · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Tonomi Palisade (鳥海柵, Tonomi-no-saku) was an early Heian period jōsaku-style Japanese castle located in what is now the town of Kanegasaki in Isawa District, Iwate Prefecture in far northern Honshū, Japan. The site was proclaimed a National Historic Site of Japan in October 2013.
Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Castle
Nearby station
Nearby station: Kanegasaki, about 1.2 km from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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