Nagahama Castle is located on a small hill with an elevation of 30 meters on Suruga Bay south of downtown Numazu. The castle is very small, with a length of only 100 meters. and consists of terraces built along the contour of the hill, protected by clay walls and dry moats. Vulnerable portions of the ramparts were faced with cut stone. The route to the inner bailey zigzagged through the second and third bailey, with gates in between. The top of the castle overlooks the anchorage of Uchiura, which was strategic for the Late Hōjō clan and later the Takeda clan. [2]
History
In the 1570s, the Late Hōjō clan based at Odawara Castle in Sagami province and the Takeda clan from Kai Province went to war over the disputed territories of the former Imagawa clan in Suruga Province. The Takeda clan occupied most of Suruga from 1569 and had inherited the Imagawa navy; however the Hōjō clan also had a powerful navy, with which it controlled Sagami Bay and waged war against the Satomi clan of Awa Province. In the 1570s, the Takeda reached an agreement with the Satomi, which allowed them to shift their fleet to Suruga Province, and constructed Nagahama Castle, on the border of Izu and Suruga as a base of operations. Although the Hōjō clan was unable to destroy the Takeda navy, their fleet was able to keep the Takeda fleet largely bound to port.
After the fall of the Takeda clan in 1582, the Hōjō clan came into conflict with Oda Nobunaga and his successor, Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Hideyoshi's forces included the Kuki clan based in Shima Province and the Murakami clan based in the Seto Inland Sea, the two strongest naval powers in Sengoku Japan. During the 1590 Siege of Odawara, the Hōjō navy faced overwhelming odds and surrendered at Nagahama Castle and at Shimoda. Nagahama Castle was abandoned soon afterwards.
The site is a five-minute walk from the "jōkabashi" bus stop on the Izuhakone Bus from Numazu Station.[2]
^"長浜城跡". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
^ abIsomura, Yukio; Sakai, Hideya (2012). (国指定史跡事典) National Historic Site Encyclopedia. 学生社. ISBN4311750404.(in Japanese)
Bibliography
Schmorleitz, Morton S. (1974). Castles in Japan. Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Co. pp. 144–145. ISBN0-8048-1102-4.
Motoo, Hinago (1986). Japanese Castles. Tokyo: Kodansha. p. 200 pages. ISBN0-87011-766-1.
Turnbull, Stephen (2003). Japanese Castles 1540-1640. Osprey Publishing. p. 64 pages. ISBN1-84176-429-9.
External links
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nagahama, castle, castle, shiga, nagahama, castle, nagahama, castle, 長浜城, nagahama, sengoku, period, flatland, style, japanese, castle, located, what, part, city, numazu, shizuoka, prefecture, ruins, have, been, protected, national, historic, site, since, 1988. For the castle in Shiga see Nagahama Castle Nagahama Castle 長浜城 Nagahama jō was a Sengoku period flatland style Japanese castle located in what is now part of the city of Numazu Shizuoka prefecture The ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1988 with the area under protection extended in 2002 1 Nagahama Castle長浜城Numazu Shizuoka JapanNagahama Castle 2nd Kuruwa and Mount Fuji jpgNagahama CastleShow map of Shizuoka PrefectureNagahama CastleShow map of JapanCoordinates35 01 05 N 138 53 18 E 35 01806 N 138 88833 E 35 01806 138 88833 Coordinates 35 01 05 N 138 53 18 E 35 01806 N 138 88833 E 35 01806 138 88833TypeJapanese castleSite informationControlled bylate Hōjō clanConditionRuinsSite historyIn use1590National Historic Site of JapanNagahama Castle form the sea Contents 1 Overview 2 History 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 References 6 Bibliography 7 External linksOverview EditNagahama Castle is located on a small hill with an elevation of 30 meters on Suruga Bay south of downtown Numazu The castle is very small with a length of only 100 meters and consists of terraces built along the contour of the hill protected by clay walls and dry moats Vulnerable portions of the ramparts were faced with cut stone The route to the inner bailey zigzagged through the second and third bailey with gates in between The top of the castle overlooks the anchorage of Uchiura which was strategic for the Late Hōjō clan and later the Takeda clan 2 History EditIn the 1570s the Late Hōjō clan based at Odawara Castle in Sagami province and the Takeda clan from Kai Province went to war over the disputed territories of the former Imagawa clan in Suruga Province The Takeda clan occupied most of Suruga from 1569 and had inherited the Imagawa navy however the Hōjō clan also had a powerful navy with which it controlled Sagami Bay and waged war against the Satomi clan of Awa Province In the 1570s the Takeda reached an agreement with the Satomi which allowed them to shift their fleet to Suruga Province and constructed Nagahama Castle on the border of Izu and Suruga as a base of operations Although the Hōjō clan was unable to destroy the Takeda navy their fleet was able to keep the Takeda fleet largely bound to port After the fall of the Takeda clan in 1582 the Hōjō clan came into conflict with Oda Nobunaga and his successor Toyotomi Hideyoshi Hideyoshi s forces included the Kuki clan based in Shima Province and the Murakami clan based in the Seto Inland Sea the two strongest naval powers in Sengoku Japan During the 1590 Siege of Odawara the Hōjō navy faced overwhelming odds and surrendered at Nagahama Castle and at Shimoda Nagahama Castle was abandoned soon afterwards The site is a five minute walk from the jōkabashi bus stop on the Izuhakone Bus from Numazu Station 2 Gallery Edit 1st Kuruwa 2nd Kuruwa 3rd Kuruwa with Shinto shrine 4th Kuruwa Full scale model of AtakebuneSee also EditList of Historic Sites of Japan Shizuoka References Edit 長浜城跡 Cultural Heritage Online in Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs Retrieved 25 September 2018 a b Isomura Yukio Sakai Hideya 2012 国指定史跡事典 National Historic Site Encyclopedia 学生社 ISBN 4311750404 in Japanese Bibliography EditSchmorleitz Morton S 1974 Castles in Japan Tokyo Charles E Tuttle Co pp 144 145 ISBN 0 8048 1102 4 Motoo Hinago 1986 Japanese Castles Tokyo Kodansha p 200 pages ISBN 0 87011 766 1 Turnbull Stephen 2003 Japanese Castles 1540 1640 Osprey Publishing p 64 pages ISBN 1 84176 429 9 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nagahama Castle Izu Province Numazu city homepage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nagahama Castle Izu amp oldid 1013161612, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
