A key stronghold of the Ina Valley, developed by Takeda Shingen, renowned as a tragic castle where Nishina Morinobu (Shingen's fifth son) made a last stand against 50,000 Oda troops with only 3,000 men during Nobunaga's conquest of Takeda in 1582. Now preserved as a castle ruin park, it is nationally celebrated as one of Japan's premier cherry blossom sites, with approximately 1,500 trees of the n…

The origins of Takatoo Castle date back to the medieval period, when it is said to have been built by the Takatoo clan as a mountain fortress. During the Sengoku period, the castle came under the control of the Suwa clan before Takeda Shingen seized and developed it in 1547, making it a key strongho…