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Yamanaka Castle
A Later Hojo mountain castle of nationally designated earthwork ruins — fell in half a day in 1590
創建
1560 年
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About 30 min by bus from JR Mishima Station
Yamanaka-shinden, Mishima, Shizuoka
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Castle
Founded 1560
466 years
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A mountain castle in the Hakone mountains built by Hojo Ujimasa from around 1560. In 1590, it was the scene of fierce fighting during Toyotomi Hideyoshi\'s siege of Odawara, falling to the Later Hojo in less than half a day. A nationally designated historic site with well-preserved remains including lattice moats (shoji-bori) and ridge moats (une-bori), it is a historic park of high academic value…
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Yamanaka Castle is believed to have been constructed around 1560 by Hojo Ujimasa, the fourth head of the Later Hojo clan. Situated on a ridge approximately 580 meters above sea level in the Hakone mountains, it served as a strategic stronghold controlling the Tokaido road. During the Tensho era, the…
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Yamanaka Castle: Hojo Hatched Moats and Half-Day Fall
Built by the Hojo, Yamanaka Castle is famous for its hatched moats (shoji-bori) — bottoms divided into a grid that trapped attackers. In the 1590 Odawara campaign, 4,000 defenders held against Hideyoshi's 70,000 for only half a day. Beautifully restored ruins overlook Mt. Fuji.
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Siege of Odawara 1590: Final Battle for Unification of Japan
In 1590, Toyotomi Hideyoshi besieged Odawara with 220,000 troops, ending the Hojo era and effectively concluding the Sengoku period. Three months of siege, the tragic fall of Hachioji Castle, the suicides of Hojo Ujimasa, and Tokugawa Ieyasu's transfer to Kanto reshaped Japan.
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Odawara Castle: Hojo Stronghold and Surviving Sogamae Defenses
Odawara Castle was the seat of the Hojo Five Generations for a century. At its peak it was Japan's largest fortified city, with a 9-km defensive perimeter (Sogamae). After the 1590 fall to Hideyoshi, it became a Tokaido-station town. Today the rebuilt keep and surviving Sogamae traces preserve this history.
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Hojo Soun
First Lord of the Sengoku Through Gekokujo
Age 128 at founding (posthumous)
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Yamanaka Castle was a Later Hojo fortress that could not have existed without the foundation of Izu and Sagami control established by Hojo Soun. Soun's seizure of Izu launched the Later Hojo's dominance of the Kanto, and Yamanaka Castle became the westernmost key point in their defensive network.
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