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[Castle name]
Tamanawa castle
Built by Hojo Soun, and the castle owner Hojo Ujikatsu surrendered at the Battle of Hojo.

[Description]
Tamanawa Castle is a flatland-mountain castle located in Tamanawa area, Kamakura City, Kanagawa Province.
Eisho 10 year (1513), Hojo Soun built the castle as an important base for navy.

Soun accepted a strategy from [Oumori Fujiyori] of Odawara Castle and suppressed West Sagami. After that, he built Tamanawa Castle as a base to attack Mr. Miura of East Sagami.

The first castle owner was the second son of Soun [Ujitoki], when Ujitoki died he did not have kids so Soun appointed Ujitsuna’s son [Tamemasa] as the castle owner. However, Tamemasa died suddenly and [Tsunanari] inherited. After that was [Ujishige], then Ujishige’s son [Ujikiyo] and then his younger brother [Ujikatsu], those 4 generations ruled this area.

Tamanawa Castle was known as a strong castle. Mr. Satomi, Uesugi Kensin, Takeda Shingen and others tried to attack it many times but failed. Tensho 18 year (1590), the castle owner [Hojo Ujikatsu] was defeated by Tokugawa Ieyasu and the castle opened.
After that, [Ujikatsu] was the vassal of Mr. Tokugawa until Sengoku Period. When Tokugawa Ieyasu united the country, [Tamanawa Castle] became very important. So he appointed [Honda Masanobu] as the castle owner. After that, it was the residence of Mr. Matsudaira of Nagasawa.

However, Genroku 16 year (1703), when Mr. Matsudaira was transferred to [Outaki Clan], Tamanawa Castle became abandoned. Nowadays, it was the land of a school, and the castle remains are almost damaged.

Some of the soil bases are left, but because it is a school area, it cannot be visited freely.

[Address,access]
〒689-0733 Ueshi, Yurihama Town, Tohaku Gun, Tottori Province

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