Nagurumi Castle Explained

Nagurumi Castle
Nativename-A:Japanese: 名胡桃城
Location:Tone, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Type:Hirayama-style castle
Ownership:Numata clan, Sanada clan
Condition:ruins
Built:1492
Builder:Numata clan
Demolished:1590
Past Commanders:Suzuki Shigenori
Events:Siege of Nagurumi Castle

is a castle structure in Tone, Gunma Prefecture, Japan.[1] The castle played historically important role because invasion of the castle by the Later Hōjō clan caused Siege of Odawara (1590).[2]

The castle is now only ruins, just some moats and earthworks.[3] The castle was listed as one of the Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles in 2017.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 名胡桃城. じゃらん. ja . 9 August 2019.
  2. Web site: 名胡桃城. |攻城団language=Japanese. 9 August 2019.
  3. Web site: 名胡桃城. 群馬県. ja. 9 August 2019.
  4. Web site: 続日本100名城 . 29 November 2017 . 日本城郭協会. ja. 25 July 2019.