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[Castle name] Ichinomiya castle the sub-castle of Mr. Masaki [Description] Ichinomiya Castle is a flatland-mountain castle located in Ichinomiya, Nagasa Gun, Chiba Province. The castle built year can be dated back to the South and North ...

[Castle name] Ichinomiya castle where the army of Chosokabe Motochika and Toyotomi Hideyoshi fought with each other [Description] Ichinomiya Castle is a typical mountain castle that used natural geographical advantages. It is located in ...

[Castle name] Kannonji Castle Kannonji Castle was where Sasakigen-shi’s descendant, Yoshikata and Yoshiharu Rokkaku resided. It was destroyed by Nobunaga Oda’s battle of Joraku. [Explanation] Kannonji Castle was a typical mountain castle...

[Castle name] Aoba Castle Aoba Castle (Sendai Castle) was built by Masamuune Date, Ou’s great soldier. [Explanation] Aoba Castle (Sendai Castle) was a flat castle that existed in current Aoba-ku, Senda-shi in Miyagi prefecture. In 1600 M...

[Castle name] Ozu Castle The owner of Ozu Castle (replicated wooden castle tower) changed from Utsunomiya-shi to Takatora Todo, Yasuharu Wakisaka, and then to Yoshiaki Kato. [Explanation] Ozu Castle was based at current Ozu in Ehime pref...

[Castle name] Kaminoyama Castle Kaminoyama Castle was where the Tendo family, Yoshiaki Mogami’s relatives, resided. [Explanation] Kaminoyama Castle was based at current Kaminoyama-shi in Yamagata prefecture, and it was where Kaminoyama d...

[Castle name] Gochaku Castle Where Kanbe Kuroda’s vassal, Masamoto Kodera, was based (Taiga drama (Japanese TV show) in 2014) [Explanation] Gochaku Castle where Kodera-shi was based was also called Chausuyama Castle and Amagi Castle, and...

[Castle name] Fushimi Momoyama Castle Where the remaining troops led by Mototada Torii completely wiped out before the battle of Sekigahara. [Explanation] Before the battle of Sekigahara, Ieyasu Tokugawa who was on his way to Aizu to fig...

[Castle name] Ichigoyama Castle mitation castle tower of Ichigoyama built for Kanto Kanrei (a government official) Norizane Uesugi’s protection of Hirai Castle. [Explanation] It was built as a branch castle of Taira castle to protect Nor...

[Name castle] Komoro Castle Japan’s important cultural property. The third entrance of Kaikoen [Explanation] Komoro Castle was the territory of Kansuke Yamamoto when Shingen Takeda was running Shinshu during the Sengoku period. During No...

[Castle name] Iwakuni Castle Where Hiroie Kikkawa, the founder of Iwakuni Domain that is famous for Kintai bridge, resided. [Explanation] Iwakuni Castle existed in Yokoyama, Iwakuni-shi, Yamaguchi. In 1600 when Terumoto Mori lost the bat...

[Castle name] Sumoto Castle Where Fuyuyasu Atagi, Nagayoshi Miyoshi’s younger brother, resided. It was built on Awaji island. [Explanation] Sumoto Castle was built in 1526 by Haruoki Atagi who was the chief statesman in Miyoshi-shi (Miyo...

[Castle name] Uto Castle Where Yukinaga Konishi, the commander that lost the Battle of Sekigahara, resided. [Explanation] Uto Castle existed in Uto city in Kumamoto prefecture. It is a flatland-mountain castle that was built by Yukinaga ...

Castle name] Kozuki Castle Shikanosuke Yamanaka’s besiegement. It was surrounded by Mori-gun led by Takakage Kobayakawa and Motoharu Kikkawa. Castle of misfortune. Kozuki Castle. [Explanation] The castle was built in 1336 by Kagemori Koz...

[Castle name] Arioka Castle (Itami Castle) Where Kanbei Kuroda was confined when he tried to persuade Murashige Araki [Explanation] In 1578 Murashige Araki decided to go with Ishiyama Hongan-ji and went against Nobunaga. In addition, Kan...

[Castle name] Gujo Hachiman Castle During the Sengoku period it was owned by Yoshitaka Endo, and it was the base castle for the Aoyamas. Gujo Hachiman Castle [Explanation] In 1559 Morikazu Endo built a castle on mount Hachiman, and this ...

[Castle name] Chiba Castle (Inohana Castle) Tsunetane Chiba joined Minamoto no Yoritomo when he rose an army. Chiba castle was flourished until the beginning of the Sengoku period. [Explanation] When Minamoto no Yoritomo rose an army to ...

[Castle name] Azuchi Castle The base of Nobunaga Oda, who aimed to achieve Tenkafubu (the reunification through wars). The stone steps and the stone walls leading up to the entrance to the castle tower still remain. [Explanation] In 1576...

[Castle name] Hanawa Castle Where Taneyoshi Takagi resided after conspiring with Ujimasa Hojo to possess it. [Explanation] Hanawa Castle Ruins belonged to Taneyoshi Takagi whose base was Kogane Castle in Oyaguchi, Matsudo-shi, during the...

[Castle name] Ishikawa Castle (Miyoshi Castle) Ishikawa Akimitsu, who didn't work for Hideyoshi in Hojo Conquest and deprived of his feudal estate and status, live in this castle. [Description] Ishikawa Castle (Miyoshi Castle) used to st...