Nemuro Peninsula Chashi Ruins

(Translated by Google) I will visit by car around the end of June 2024. One of the 24 chashi ruins in the Nemuro Peninsula Chashi Ruins, which are registered as one of Japan's 100 Famous Castles, this is one of the chashi ruins built by the early modern Ainu people and maintained for tourists. Chasi is translated as a fort, but it is also used for rituals, festivals, and negotiations, so if we were to compare it to modern times, it would be like a community center on a hill surrounded by a moat and a wall. As you drive along Route 35, a sign for the Chashi ruins will appear on the north side, so it's easy to find as long as you don't drive too fast. If you deviate from the road and go down the slope, you will arrive at a free parking lot on open gravel with a frame line for four cars. There's plenty of space, so you can probably park two more cars. If you walk for about 10 minutes up the narrow path in the field towards the top of the hill from the parking lot, you will see a staircase reinforced with metal. You can also reach the chashi ruins on the hill by climbing the gentle slope on the side without choosing the reinforced stairs. In summer, the grass is so deep that it is difficult to find traces of moats or pit dwellings. The Sea of ​​Okhotsk seen from the top of the hill is spectacular, and if it was a clear day instead of cloudy, you could see the four northern islands and be deeply moved. Japan's 100 Famous Castles stamps are available at the reception desk on the 1st floor of the Nemuro City Northern Territories Museum located at Cape Nosappu, 3 km to the east (6 minutes by car), and at the Nemuro City Tourist Information Center next to Nemuro Station, 21 km to the southwest (30 minutes by car). You can press it at two locations: at the desk in front of the reception desk on the 1st floor of the Information Center. There are no public toilets, so let's do it around Cape Nosappu to the east. [2025 Mutsuki brush] (Original) 2024年６月末頃に車で訪れる。 日本100名城に登録された24基ある「根室半島チャシ跡群」から観光客向けに整備された近世アイヌ人が築いたチャシ跡のひとつ。 チャシは砦と翻訳されてるが、儀式祭礼や談判も行われるので、現代に例えるなら濠と塀に囲まれた丘の上の公民館のイメージ。 道道35号線を走ると北側にチャシ跡の案内標識が現れるので、速度を出し過ぎない限り見つけ易い。道道から外れて坂道を降りると自動車４台分の枠線が記された露天砂利の無料駐車場に着く。余地が広いのであと２台分は駐められそう。 駐車場から丘の上を目指して原っぱの中の細道220mを10分ほど歩けば金属で補強した昇り階段が現れる。補強階段を選ばずに脇のなだらかな坂道を昇っても丘の上のチャシ跡にたどり着ける。 夏は草が深いので濠や竪穴式住居の痕跡を見つけにくい。 丘の上から眺めるオホーツク海は壮観で、曇天じゃなくて晴天なら北方四島が見えて感動が深かったろう。 日本100名城スタンプは、東へ３km(車で６分)先の納沙布岬にある根室市北方領土資料館１階受付、西南へ21km(車で30分)先の根室駅の隣にある根室市観光インフォメーションセンター１階受付前の机、の２箇所でで押せる。 公衆トイレは無いので、東の納沙布岬あたりで済ませよう。 【2025年睦月筆】