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[Castle name]
Numazu castle
Fell down by Oda and Nobunaga joint army at Koshu Battle

[Description]
Numazu Castle is a flatland castle located in Ote Town, Numazu City, Shizuoka Province.
Tensho 7 year (1579), in order to strengthen the defend from Mr. Hojo, [Takeda Katsunori] built Sanmaibashi Catle.

At the same year, when Takeda and Uesugi signed alliance, the threat from the North was less, [Kosaka Masamoto] was appointed as the castle owner of Sanmaibashi Castle. In February Tensho 10 year (1582), Oda and Tokugawa joint army started attacking Koshu, and Tokura Castle of Izu fell down, continuously, Mr. Hojo advanced to Sanmaibashi Castle and Masamoto escapted to Kaizu Castle.

Tokugawa entered Sanmaibashi Castle and appointed Matsudaira Tadatsugu as the castle officer. Keicho 6 year (1601), [Oukubo Tadasuke] was the castle owner. Keicho 18 year (1613), when Tasasuke died, there was no one to inherit therefore Mr. Oukubo was destroyed. Keicho 19 year (1614), Sanmaibashi Castle became abandoned.

Anei 6 year (1777), Mizuno Tadatomo was given Numazu, and Numazu Castle was built on the site of [Sanmaibashi Castle]. Numazu Castle is a flatland-mountain castle. Honmaru, Ninomaru and Sannomaru were also built.

After that, this area was ruled by Mr. Mizuno for 8 generations until the end of Shogunate.

Numazu Castle was damaged in Meiji 4 year. Central Park is built on the current castle ruins but castle remainings have nothing left. Nowadays, [Numazu Castle Honmaru Site] monument is built on Honmaru trace.

[Address,access]
〒410-0801 4-3 Ote Town, Numazu City, Shizuoka Province

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