An ancient shrine in Nakata-cho, Nirasaki City, near the ruins of Shinpu Castle and closely associated with the Takeda clan. Shinpu Castle was the last fortress of the Takeda, built by Katsuyori in 1581 and burned by Katsuyori himself the following year as Nobunaga's armies closed in. This shrine is said to have been founded as the castle's guardian deity, silently witnessing the fall of the Taked…

The exact founding date of Shinpu Fujitake Shrine remains unknown, but it is traditionally associated with the construction of Shinpu Castle. In 1581 (Tensho 9), Takeda Katsuyori, the last head of the Takeda clan, built Shinpu Castle on the edge of the Shichiri-iwa plateau as his new headquarters in…