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[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...

[Castle name] Mito Castle It was lived by one of the three families of Tokugawa. At the end of the Edo period, Tengu Party War happened there. [Description] Mito Castle used to stand in Sannomaru, Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture. It was li...

[Castle name] Sakura Castle Its construction was completed by Doi Toshikatsu under Ieyasu's order. [Description] Sakura Castle used to stand in Jonai Town, Sakura City, Chiba Prefecture. Its construction started in the early Warring Stat...

[Castle name] Toke Castle It was lived by the Sakai family. In Hojo Conquest of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the family was besieged in Odawara Castle, so it was deprived of its feudal estate and status. [Description] Toke Castle used to stand in...

[Castle name] Miyakono Castle It was lived in by a senior statesman of the Shimazu family Ijuin Tadamune. The Ijuin family raised the standard of revolt in Shonai War. [Description] Miyakono Castle used to stand in Miyakojima Town, Miyak...

[Castle name] Togane Castle Its resident the Sakai family was besieged in Odawara Castle in the Hojo Conquest. After that, the Sakai family was deprived of its estate and the castle was abandoned. [Description] Togane Castle used to stan...

[Castle name] Naruto Castle It was lived in by the Naruto family and was defeated in Odawara Conquest. [Description] Naruto Castle used to stand in Naruto Town, Sammu City, Chiba Prefecture. It was built by Into Morotsune, who was in a r...

[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] Yakami Castle Hatano Hideharu was besieged in it when he was attacked by Akechi Mitsuhide. [Description] Yakami Castle used to stand in a mountain in Shinoyama City, Hyogo Prefecture It was ruled by the Hatano family from t...

[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...

[Castle name] Uehara Castle Uehara castle was the residence of Suwa-shi, including Yorishige Suwa. [Explanation] Uehara castle was a mountain castle that was located in Suwa in Shinano no Kuni. It was owned by Suwa-shi, and Suwa-shi also...

[Castle name] Kochi Castle Kochi Castle was the castle that Kazutoyo Yamauchi received after his achievement at the battle of Sekigahara [Explanation] Kazutoyo Yamauchi received Tosa from Ieyasu Tokugawa because of his achievement at the...

[Castle name] Urado Castle Urado castle was the base of Tosa’s Sengoku daimyo (Japanese territorial lord in the Sengoku period), Motochika and Morichika Chosokabe. [Explanation] Chosokabe-shi’s original base was Oko castle, but they move...