Hokkaido-Tohoku– category –

[Castle name] Goryokaku Castle Enomoto Takeshi and the former shogunate army final resistance Japan's first Western castle Goryokaku [Explanation] Goryokaku in Hakodate City, Hokkaido is Japan's first Western style archway. It was built ...

[Castle name] Aizuwakamatsu Castle Boshin war the greatest battlefield one-month battle Aizuwakamatsu castle. [Explanation] Aizuwakamatsu Castle located in Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture, is a historic castle that is now crowde...

[Castle name] Hirosaki Castle [Explanation] There are various stories regarding Temenobu Oura’s birthplace, it is said that he could be a son of Morinobu Oura, or Kuji castle’s owner, Kuji-shi’s son. In the recent years he is considered ...

[Castle Name] Ichinoseki Castle A castle of Ichinoseki castle by Masamune DATE, wife of Masamune DATE (Kenken TAMURA) [Description of the castle] Ichinoseki Castle was a castle in Tsuriyama, Ichinoseki City, Iwate Prefecture, as a branch...

[Castle Name] Hanamaki Castle Hanamaki-jo Castle of Hirotada Hienuki, famous Feudal Lord during Waga • Hienuki Uprising in the Late Sengoku period (Warring states) [Description] Hanamaki Castle was a castle located in Hanamaki City, Iwat...

[Castle name] Hasedo castle where Mr. Mogami survived the attack of Naoe Kanetsugu at the Battle of Dewa [Description] Hasedo Castle is a mountain castle located in Hasedo, Yamagata City, Yamagata Province. The castle built time is unkno...

[Castle name] Yonezawa Castle（Uesugi Shrine） Yonezawa Castle was where Masamune Date was born and it was the base of Kanetsugu Naoe after the battle of Sekigahara. [Explanation] Yonezawa Castle was a flat castle that existed in Yonezaw...

[Castle name] Matsumae Castle Masaki castle that was also attacked by the Shinsengumi war with the former shogun army of Enomoto battle during Boshin war. [Explanation] Masaki Castle is flatland mountain castle in Masaki town, Masaki dis...

[Castle name] Matsumae Castle (Fukuyama Castle) Castle in the Northern land which fought against the Formar Bakufu force at Boshin War [Description] Matsumae Castle was a flatland castle in Matsumae-cho Matsumae-gun, Hokkaido. It is also...

[Castle name] Yokote Castle Castle ruled by Yoshimichi Onodera whose lands were taken away as a punishment for supporting Kagekatsu Uesugi at the Battle of Sekigahara [Description] Yokote Castle was owned by Yoshimichi Onodera during Sen...

[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] 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] 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] 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] 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...

[Castle name] Tsurugaoka Castle (Daihoji Castle) It was a residence of the head of Shonai Domain, who defeated the army of the new government again and again in Boshin War. [Description] Tsurugaoka Castle used to stand in Baba Town, Tsur...

[Castle name] Kubota Castle Kubota castle was a castle owned by Yoshinobu Satake, the first generation lord of Akita domain. [Explanation] Kubota castle was a castle located in current Akita-shi, Akita prefecture. It was a residence of K...