Tamanawa_Castle
Tamanawa Castle
Castle ruins in Kamakura, Japan
Tamanawa Castle (玉縄城, Tamanawa-jō) was a castle structure in Tamanawa ward of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.[1] The adopted brother of Hōjō Ujiyasu, Hōjō Tsunashige was command of the castle.[2]
| Tamanawa Castle | |
|---|---|
玉縄城 | |
| Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan | |
Hirikiri style moat of Taikokuruwa compound | |
| Coordinates | 35°21′12″N 139°30′54″E |
| Type | Hirayama-style castle |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Later Hōjō clan |
| Condition | ruins |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1512 |
| Built by | Hōjō Sōun |
| Demolished | 1619 |
| Events | Siege of Kamakura (1526) |
| Garrison information | |
| Past commanders | Hōjō Tsunashige, Hōjō Ujitoki, Honda Masanobu |
Hōjō Sōun who had been fighting with the Miura clan built the castle to avoid being attacked from behind by the Ōgigayatsu Uesugi clan's relief army.[3] Even after the fall of the Miura clan, Tamanawa castle continued to be an important castle of the Hōjō clan as a base of defense against the Satomi clan.[3]
In 1561, Tamanawa castle was surrounded by Uesugi Kenshin's army but he left without even attacking the castle.[4][5]
During the siege of Odawara in 1590, Hōjō Ujikatsu entrenched himself in the castle but was besieged by a big army of the Tokugawa Ieyasu.[3] In the end Ujikatsu surrendered without resistance.[3]
After the Siege of Odawara, Tokugawa Ieyasu placed his reliable retainer Honda Masanobu.[4] Later, the castle was given to Nagasawa Matsudaira clan, a member of the Tokugawa clan. Tamanawa castle was abandoned in 1703 when Nagasawa Matsudaira clan transferred to the Otaki Domain.[3]
There are little remains of the castle on the present day site, just some moats and earthworks.[2] Excavated artefacts from the castle are exhibited at Ryūhō-ji Temple near the castle.[5]
The castle remains are located on the outskirts of Kamakura, close to Ōfuna Station(About 15 minutes walk from Ōfuna Station).[4][6]
- Eathen wall of Tamanawa Castle(under the Suwadan compound)
- Horikiri style moat of Tamanawa Castle
- Horikiri style Moat of Tamanawa Castle
- Taikokuruwa compound
- Moat and earthen wall of Kuichigai compound
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- "Tamanawa Castle". kotobank. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- "北条早雲が築いた名城～鎌倉「玉縄城跡」に残る遺構と古民家" (in Japanese). Lineトラベル. Retrieved 25 July 2019.