Nagurumi Castle (名胡桃城, Nagurumi-jō) 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]
Nagurumi Castle | |
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名胡桃城 | |
Tone, Gunma Prefecture, Japan | |
![]() Nagurumi Castle | |
Type | Hirayama-style castle |
Site information | |
Owner | Numata clan, Sanada clan |
Condition | ruins |
Site history | |
Built | 1492 |
Built by | Numata clan |
Demolished | 1590 |
Events | Siege of Nagurumi Castle |
Garrison information | |
Past commanders | Suzuki Shigenori |
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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