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[Castle name] Maruoka Castle Maruoka Castle is one of Japan’s 100 famous castles and was owned by Munekatsu Aoyama, who was a vassal of Nagahide Niwa. It is registered as a national cultural treasure. [Explanation] Maruoka castle existed...

[Castle name] Kanazawa Castle Kanazawa castle was where Toshiie Made and Toshinaga Made resided, and is also famous for Kenroku-en, one of Japan’s three large gardens. [Explanation] Kanazawa castle was located in Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa p...

[Castle name] Toyama Castle Toyama castle was where Toshitsune Maeda’s second son, Toshitsugu founded Toyama domain for 100 thousand Koku after the death of Narimasa Sassa. [Explanation] Toyama castle was at Marunouchi, Toyama-shi in Toy...

[Castle name] Echizen Ono Castle Build by Nobunaga’s vassal Kanamori Nagachika, Echizen Ono castle (Castle in the sky). [Explanation] Echizen Ono Castle is a castle in Ohno City, Fukui Prefecture. In Tensho 3rd Year (1575), Oda Nobunaga ...

[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...

[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] 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] 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] 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] Kitanosho Castle It was destroyed with its residents Shibata Katsuie and Oichinokata when Hashiba Hideyoshi attacked it. [Description] Kitanosho Castle used to stand in Chuo, Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture. Oda Nobunaga's ret...

[Castle name] Komatsu Castle 2nd Feudal lord Domoto Maeda Toshitsune of Kaga clan reconstructed extensively as a retired castle of Komatsu. [Explanation] Komatsu Castle is a castle located in Marunouchi Town, Komatsu City, Ishikawa Prefe...

[Castle name] Etchū Matsukura castle Shiina Yasutane's castle Matsukura Castle boasting power in Etchū. [Explanation ] Matsukura Castle is one of "Etchū 3 best Mountain Castle" in the mountain which was in Uozu city, Toyama Prefecture. I...

[Castle name] Nochise Mountain castle castle tower of Takeda Motoaki of Wakasa Guardian [Description] In the mountain castle that was in Obama City, Fukui Prefecture, Genso Yamashiro prospered as a residence of Mr. Takeda of Wakasa Guard...

[Castle name] Matsuto Castle Matsuto Castle Toshinaga Maeda was awarded as a prize of Shizugatake battle. [Description] Matsuto Castle is a castle in Hakusan castle town, Ishikawa prefecture. It is said that Matsutoya Norihiko built it i...

[Castle name] Kanegasaki Castle Kanegasaki Castle, where Nobunaga falls in trouble due to the interception between Asai's Nagamasa and Asakura Yoshiro. [Description] Kanegasaki Castle is a mountain castle located in Kanegasaki Town, Tsur...

[Castle name] Takaoka Castle Takaoka castle which was built as a retired castle of the first generation Kaga lord Maeda Toshinaga. [Description] Takaoka castle is a castle on the plain in Takaoka city in Toyama Prefecture. Keicho 10th ye...

[Castle name] Tezutsu mountain castle The castle on which Nobunaga Oda's Asukura attacked the castle with Kanagasaki castle [Explanation] It is a mountaintop castle on the Tezutsu mountain of Tsuruga City, Fukui Prefecture. It played a r...

[Castle name] Shibata castle Shibata Shigeie was destroyed after betrayed Uesugi Kagekatsu, after that, Mizoguchi Hidekatus entered castle at 60000 stones. [Description] Shibata Castle is located in Shibata City, Niigata Province. It is ...

[Castle name] Fukui castle Ieyasu’s second son Yuki Hideyasu was the clan creater and came out Matsudaira Yoshinaga at the end of Shogun. [Description] Fukui Castle is a flatland castle located in Fukui City, Fukui Province. A part of ca...