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Tamanawa Castle

Coordinates: 35°21′12″N 139°30′54″E / 35.35333°N 139.51500°E / 35.35333; 139.51500
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Tamanawa Castle
玉縄城
Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Hirikiri style moat of Taikokuruwa compound
Site information
TypeHirayama-style castle
OwnerLater Hōjō clan
Conditionruins
Location
Tamanawa Castle is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Tamanawa Castle
Tamanawa Castle
Tamanawa Castle is located in Japan
Tamanawa Castle
Tamanawa Castle
Coordinates35°21′12″N 139°30′54″E / 35.35333°N 139.51500°E / 35.35333; 139.51500
Site history
Built1512
Built byHōjō Sōun
Demolished1619
EventsSiege of Kamakura (1526)
Garrison information
Past
commanders
Hōjō Tsunashige, Hōjō Ujitoki, Honda Masanobu

Tamanawa Castle (玉縄城, Tamanawa-jō) was a castle structure in Tamanawa ward of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.[1] The adopted brother of Hōjō Ujiyasu, Hōjō Tsunashige, was commander of the castle.[2]

History

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Hōjō Sōun who had been fighting with the Miura clan built the castle to avoid being attacked from behind by the Ōgigayatsu Uesugi clan's relief army.[3] Even after the fall of the Miura clan, Tamanawa castle continued to be an important castle of the Hōjō clan as a base of defense against the Satomi clan.[3]

In 1561, Tamanawa castle was surrounded by Uesugi Kenshin's army but he left without even attacking the castle.[4][5]

During the siege of Odawara in 1590, Hōjō Ujikatsu entrenched himself in the castle but was besieged by a big army of the Tokugawa Ieyasu.[3] In the end Ujikatsu surrendered without resistance.[3]

After the Siege of Odawara, Tokugawa Ieyasu placed his reliable retainer Honda Masanobu.[4] Later, the castle was given to Nagasawa Matsudaira clan, a member of the Tokugawa clan. Tamanawa castle was abandoned in 1703 when Nagasawa Matsudaira clan transferred to the Otaki Domain.[3]

There are little remains of the castle on the present day site, just some moats and earthworks.[2] Excavated artefacts from the castle are exhibited at Ryūhō-ji Temple near the castle.[5]

Access

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The castle remains are located on the outskirts of Kamakura, close to Ōfuna Station(About 15 minutes walk from Ōfuna Station).[4][6]

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References

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  1. ^ "玉縄城" (in Japanese). 玉縄城跡町つくり会議. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b "玉縄城" (in Japanese). 攻城団. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Tamanawa Castle". kotobank. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "玉縄城跡" (in Japanese). Kamakura city. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  5. ^ a b "北条早雲が築いた名城~鎌倉「玉縄城跡」に残る遺構と古民家" (in Japanese). Lineトラベル. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  6. ^ "玉縄城跡" (in Japanese). じゃらん. Retrieved 25 July 2019.