Tochio Castle
Tochio Castle | |
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栃尾城 | |
Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan | |
Type | Mountaintop castle |
Site information | |
Owner | Uesugi clan |
Condition | ruins |
Site history | |
Built | 15C |
Built by | ? |
Demolished | 1610 |
Events | Siege of Tochio Siege of Otate |
Garrison information | |
Past commanders | Uesugi Kenshin, , |
Tochio Castle (栃尾城, Iino-jō) was a castle structure in Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan.[1] Uesugi Kenshin spent his youth in the castle.[2][3]
History[]
The exact date of the castle's foundation is unknown but built in the Muromachi period. In 1543, Uesugi Kenshin left Kasugayama Castle and entered the castle as a joint commander by Nagao Harukage`s order.[3]
In 1544, Kenshin made his first battle against local lords opposed to Nagao clan in the castle and broke the siege.[4]
In 1548, Kenshin returned to Kasugayama Castle as a feudal load of the Nagao clan.[5] The castle is now only ruins, with some earthenwalls, well and moats.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "栃尾城" (in Japanese). Nagaoka city official. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "栃尾城" (in Japanese). 攻城団. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "栃尾城" (in Japanese). コトバンク. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "長岡市 栃尾城" (in Japanese). 新潟県歴史観光. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ 小野榮 米沢藩 現代書館 シリーズ藩物語 2006 P.64 ISBN 978-4768471043
Categories:
- Castles in Niigata Prefecture
- Historic Sites of Japan
- Former castles in Japan
- Ruined castles in Japan
- Uesugi clan
- 15th-century establishments in Japan
- Castle stubs