Moshiriya Chashi

Moshiriya Chashi
モシリヤ砦跡 (Japanese)
Location within Hokkaido
Location within Japan
42°59′01″N 144°23′45″E / 42.983668°N 144.395916°E / 42.983668; 144.395916
TypeChashi
LocationKushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan

The site of Moshiriya Chashi (モシリヤ砦跡, Moshiriya chashi ato) in Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan, is once occupied by the Ainu fortified chashi of Moshiriya. Occupying an elevated site, it is said to have been constructed during the Hōreki era (1751–1764) by the Ainu chieftain Tomikara Aino (トミカラアイノ). It is one of a cluster of eleven chashi which have been jointly designated a national Historic Site:

They have a total designated area of 55,579.48 square metres (5.557948 ha).

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References

  1. ↑ お知らせ [Notices] (in Japanese). Kushiro City. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  2. ↑ 国指定史跡「釧路川流域チャシ跡群」 [National Historic Site: Kushiro River Basin Chashi Sites] (in Japanese). Teshikaga Town. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  3. ↑ 平成26年度北海道文化財年報 - 北海道教育委員会 [2014 Hokkaido Cultural Property Annual Report] (PDF) (in Japanese). Hokkaido Prefecture. July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2020.