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[Castle name] Shigizan Castle Hisahide revolted against Nobunaga Oda, barricaded himself and died from explosion – Famous castle along with Tamonyama Castle [Description] Shigizan Castle was a mountain castle in Mount Shigi, along with M...

[Castle name] Tamonyama Castle Built by Hisahide Matsunaga, known for its unique defense tower [Description] Tamonyama Castle a flat mountain castle, located in Horen-cho, Nara. It was built by Hisahide Matsunaga, one of Nagayoshi Miyosh...

[Castle name] Noshima Castle Castle built for Murakami Navy led by Takeyoshi Murakami, decendent of Genji Murakami [Description] Noshima Castle in Seto Inland Sea and was base of Takeyoshi Murakami, Geni Murakami’s master. Formally well-...

[Castle name] Komakiyama Castle Where Nobunaga Oda used as a base to attack Tatsuoki Saito(Inabayama Castle) in Mino [Description] Komikiyama Castle is a castle where Nobunaga Oda used as a base. After defeating Yoshimoto Imagawa of the ...

[Castle name] Ohkawachi Castle Where Tomonori Kitabatake surrendered after being attacked by Nobunaga Oda [Description] Ohkawachi Castle is a mountain castle located in Matsuzaka, Mie. City Councilman Kitabatake ruled the land till begin...

[Castle name] Hyuga Takaoka Castle Attacked by Ito following a loss at Sekigahara, built by Yoshihiro Shimazu to tighten boarder defense [Description] In 1600, Yoshihiro Shimazu returned to his homeland Satsuma after the loss at the batt...

[Castle name] Tendo Castle Yorizumi Tendo’s castle that was destroyed by Yoshiaki Mogami [Description] Satomi from Mogami clan was the first one to take control of Tendo Castle and the city of Tendo. They started calling themselves as Te...

[Castle name] Tokushima Castle Castle Hideyoshi Toyotomi rewarded Iemasa Hachisuka for his successful conquest of Shikoku area [Description] Tokushima Castle is a castle ruin that lies on the towhead of Yoshino River. It used to be under...

[Castle name] Uozu Castle a back-up castle for Matsukura Castle where Yasutake Shiina surrendered by betraying Kenshin Uesugi [Description] Uozu Castle was a flatland castle in Uozu-shi, Toyama. It was owned by Yasutake Shiina during Sen...

[Caslte name] Utsunomiya Castle Castle ruled by the Utsunomiya clan, prosperous family in Shimotsuke; one of top 7 castles in Kanto [Description] Utsunomiya Castle was located in Utsunomiya-shi, Tochigi. This castle is known as one of to...

[Castle name] Nanao Castle a castle ruled by Minister Noto Hatakeyama; the Oda force and the Uesugi force fought over the castle in Sengoku era [Description] Nanao Castle was a castle built on a mountain by Mitsunori Hatakeyama, Noto min...

[Castle name] Saika Castle a castle with firearm troops led by Sadayu Suzuki and Magoichi Saika who fiercely fought against Nobunaga Oda and Hideyoshi Toyotomi [Description] Saika Castle was located in Wakaura Wakayama-shi, Wakayama. It ...

[Castle name] Kurume Castle a castle where Toyouji Arima contributed 210,000 Goku to win the rulership after Hidekane Mori and Tadamasa Tanaka were terminated [Description] Kurume Castle was on a hill in Sasayama-machi Kurume-shi, Fukuok...

[Castle name] Fukushima Castle a retirement resident for Harumune Date, a grandfather of Masamune Date; Yoshikiyo Kimura, a close advisor of Hideyoshi Toyotomi, changed its name from Suginome Castle to Fukushima Castle [Description] Fuku...

[Castle name] Hamamatsu Castle Ieyasu Tokugawa’s main castle before he owned the land of Suruga; Ieyasu headed to the Battle of Mikatagahara from this castle [Description] Hamamatsu Castle was a flatland castle located in Hamamatsu-shi, ...

[Castle name] Yanagawa Castle a castle owned by Muneshige Tachibana who was a son-in-law of minister for the Otomo clan, Dosetsu Tachibana [Description] Yanagawa Castle was a flatland castle located in Yanagawa-shi, Fukuoka. In the early...

[Castle name] Tanagura Castle a castle built by Nagashige Niwa at the end of Sengoku era on the region where Masamune Date and Yoshishige Satake fought over [Description] Tanagura Castle was on a flatland in Tanagura-cho, Higashishirakaw...

[Castle name] Tsutsui Castle a residential castle owned by Junkei Tsutsui who became Sengoku Daimyo from the head of monk warriors at Kofuku Temple [Description] Tsutsui Castle was located in Tsutsui-cho Yamatokoriyama-shi, Nara. Tsutsui...

[Castle name] Hiwasa Castle a castle owned by Hiwasa clan who was surrendered by Chikayasu Kosokabe, brother of Motochika Chosakabe [Description] Hiwasa Castle was located in Awa, today’s Kaifu-gun, Tokushima. Records are unclear on how ...

[Castle name] Kawashima Castle (Uezakura Castle) a castle built by Koretada Kawashima who was honored for his effort in defeating Nagafusa Fujiwara [Description] Kawashima Castle (Uezakura Castle) was located in Kawashima-cho Yoshinogawa...