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[Castle name] Makabe Castle [Description] Makabe Castle was built by Nagamoto Makabe in 1172 and used as a residential castle for the Makabe clan for generations. During Sengoku era, Ujimoto Sakabe served for Yoshishige Satake and fought...

[Castle name] Obama Castle a castle built by Takatsugu Kyogoku as a replacement for Nochiseyama Castle which was ruled by the Isshiki clan [Description] Obama Castle was a castle on a flatland built by Takatsugu Kyogoku in the beginning ...

[Castle name] Tsuruga Castle a castle where Yoritaka Hachiya, Nobunaga’s close advisor, and Yoshitsugu Otani once came into the possession [Description] Tsuruga Castle was located in today’s Tsuruga-shi, Fukui. As Nobunaga Oda was defeat...

[Castle name] Zeze Castle a residential castle for the Toda and the Honda clan which was built as a part of infrastructure development by Edo government after the Battle of Sekigahara [Description] Zeze Castle was at Biwa Lake-side in Ho...

[Castle name] Seta Castle a residential castle of a trusted servant for Nobunaga Oda, Kagetaka Yamaoka who didn’t fall for Mitsuhide Akechi’s trick [Description] Seta Castle was located at Seta River-side in Otsu-shi, Shiga. It is one of...

[Castle name] Obama Castle (Awa) a castle built by Yorisada Toki as a mean to support Mangi Castle [Description] Awa Obama Castle was located in Ohara Isumi-shi, Chiba. Mino Official Katsusada Yarita, a loyal servant to Yorisada Toki, bu...

[Castle name] Mangi Castle Tameyori Toki’s residential castle which withstood the incursion by Yoshitaka Satomi [Description] Mangi Castle was a castle on a mountain which located in today’s Mangi Isumi-shi, Chiba. It can be shown as “万...

[Castle name] Otsu Castle Takatsugu Kyogoku’s residential castle where he was besieged during the Battle of Sekigahara [Description] Otsu Castle was located on the Biwa lakeside, Hamaotsu Otsu-shi, Shiga. Mitsuhide Akechi betrayed and ki...

[Castle name] Tozawa Castle [Description] Tozawa castle was a castle of the Tozawa family in current Nishi Shimo Tozawa, Kami Hinokinai, Nishiki Town, Semboku City, Akita Prefecture. The family tried to get Semboku three districts. First...

[Castle name] Sakamoto Castle It was built by Akechi Mitsuhide when he received Shiga District 50000 kokus estate. [Description] Sakamoto castle used to stand in a shore of Biwa Lake in current Sakamoto, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture. In S...

[Castle name] Nagaoka Castle [Description] Nagaoka Castle was a flat land castle in current Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture. In the early Warring States period, the Nagao family, which was the governor of Echigo Province, built Zaodo Ca...

[Castle name] Ishigakiyama Castle (Ishigakiyama One Night Castle) It was built in Hojo Conquest by Toyotomi Hideyoshi [Description] Ishigakiyama Castle used to stand in a mountain in current Hayakawa, Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture. I...

[Castle name] Aya Castle It was ruled by the Aya family until they joined the Ito family. Its residents were defeated by Shimazu Yoshihisa and Shimazu Yoshihiro. [Description] Aya Castle used to stand in a mountain in Aya Town, Miyazaki ...

[Castle name] Sadowara Castle It was lived in by Shimazu Toyohisa. It was the office of Satohara Domain, which fought in Aizu and Hakodate at the end of the Edo period. [Description] Sadowara Castle used to stand in Uedashima, Sadowara T...

[Castle name] Murakami Castle (Honjo Castle) It was lived by Honjo Shigenaga, who raised a standard of revolt to Uesugi Kenshin. [Description] Murakami Castle used to stand on a hill in current Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture. It was t...

[Castle name] Motoyama Castle It was lived in by Motoyama Shigetoki, who fought with Chosokabe Motochika for the center of Tosa. [Description] Motoyama Castle used to stand in current Motoyama, Motoyama Town, Nagaoka District, Kochi Pref...

[Castle name] Ichinohe Castle Ichinohe Masatsura, who was related to the Nambu family, lived in it. There was a tough siege in Kunohe Masazane Rebellion. [Description] Ichinohe Castle used to stand on a plateau in Ichinohe Town, Ninohe D...

[Castle name] Takashimizu Castle It was built by Takashimizu Naokata. After the Osaki family was expelled, Watari Shigemune, who was a senior statesman of the Date family, lived in it. [Description] Takashimizu Castle used to stand in Ku...

[Castle name] Kosuiji Castle (Koriyama Castle) After Nambu Nobunao defeated the Shiba family, it was ruled by the Nambu family. [Description] Kosuiji Castle used to stand in Shiba Town, Shiba District, Iwate Prefecture. It was also calle...

[Castle name] Kuno Castle It is famous for "Kunohe Masazane Rebellion". He was related to Nambu Nobunao of the Nambu family. [Description] Kunohe Castle used to stand in current Ninohe City, Iwate Prefecture. It was lived in by Nambu Nob...