Tochio Castle

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Tochio Castle
栃尾城
Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan
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Tochio Castle
Site information
TypeMountaintop castle
OwnerUesugi clan
Conditionruins
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Site history
Built15C
Built by?
Demolished1610
EventsSiege of Tochio
Siege of Otate
Garrison information
Past
commanders
Uesugi Kenshin, Honjō Saneyori, Honjō Hidetsuna

Tochio Castle (栃尾城, Iino-jō) was a castle structure in Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan.[1] The site is located on a 227-meter mountain.[2] Young Uesugi Kenshin spent five years in the castle.[3][4]

History

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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.[4]

In 1544, Kenshin made his first battle against local lords opposed to the Nagao clan in the castle and broke the siege.[5]

In 1548, Kenshin returned to Kasugayama Castle as a feudal lord of the Nagao clan.[6] The castle is now only ruins, with some earthenwalls, well and moats.[4] Its ruins have been protected as a Prefectural Historic Site.[4]

See also

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References

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