The 'impregnable' castle of Sanada legend that repelled Tokugawa armies twice — National Important Cultural Properties survive on-site.
創建
1583 年
種別
城
Access
About 12 min walk from JR Ueda Station
6263 Ninomaru, Ueda, Nagano
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Info
Castle
Founded 1583
443 years
概要
An impregnable castle built by Sanada Masayuki that twice repelled Tokugawa armies. Famous as the stage of Sanada tactical genius.
由緒
Ueda Castle was built in 1583 by Sanada Masayuki. It repelled Tokugawa forces in the First Battle of Ueda (1585), making the Sanada famous. In the Second Battle (1600), it delayed Tokugawa Hidetada, causing him to miss Sekigahara. After Sekigahara, Masayuki and Nobushige were exiled to Kudoyama. Thr…