Castle（Area）– category –

[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...

[Castle name] Odaka Castle Soma Yoshitane lived in it until he moved to Nakamura Castle. [Description] Odaka Castle was a castle on a hill in Odaka Ward, Minami Soma City, Fukushima Prefecture. It is said to be built in the Period of The...

[Castle name] Minowa Castle Nagano Narimasa repelled Takeda Shingen with this tough castle. [Description] Minowa Castle was a castle ion a hill in Misato Town, Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture. It is one of Japan's 100 Best Castles. It wa...

[Castle name] Hachigata Castle Hojo Ujikuni barricaded himself in this castle while the Hojo Conquest of Hideyoshi. [Description] Hachigata Castle was a castle on a hill in Hachigata, Yori Town, Osato District, Saitama Prefecture. Nagao ...

[Castle name] Odate Castle (Ino Taira Castle) Iwaki Tsunetaka fought against Date Masamune in this castle. [Description] Odate Castle was a castle on a hill in Yoshima Town, Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture It is said to have built by Iw...

[Castle name] Mihara Castle a floating castle built by Kobayakawa Takakage in the Seto Inland Sea [Description] Mihara Castle used to stand in current Mihara City, Hiroshima Prefecture It was called "Floating Castle" because it used to s...

[Castle name] Fukaya Castle It was lived in by the Fukaya Uesugi family until the Hojo conquest of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. [Description] Fukaya Castle was a castle on the plain in Motosumi Town, Fukaya City, Saitama Prefecture. It was built ...

[Castle name] Mayabashi Castle (Maebashi Castle) Uesugi Kenshin, Takeda Shingen, and Hojo Ujimasa fought for the castle. Kitajo Takahiro lived in it. [Description] Maebashi Castle was a castle on a plain in Maebashi City, Gunma Prefectur...

[Castle name] Kitsuregawa Castle The castle had been owned by the Shionoya family. After the Houjou family was conquested, the Shionoya family was deprived of their feudal estate and the estate became to be owned by the Ashikaga (Kitsure...

[Castle name] Nasu castle Nasu castle town where Fujiwara Sukeie built it and Nasu moved to Inazumi castle / Karasuyama castle. [Explanation] Nasu castle was located in Nakagawa Town, Nasu county, Tochigi Prefecture, called Hira castle, ...