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Shinpu Castle [Castle feature Japanese history]

[Castle name]
Shinpu Castle
Oda Nobunaga’s conquest of Koshu when winning over Takeda and destruction of Shinpu castle

[Description]
Shinpu is a castle of Takeda Katsuyori in Nakata Town, Narazaki City, Yamanashi Prefecture.
Originally first guardian Takeda family had been based in Isawa, but in the era of Takeda Nobutora, “Tsutsujigansakikan” moved to base, and the vassals of various places lived in the vicinity of the hall and Shingen who succeeded the trace of Shigeta also inherited this.

In Tensho 3rd year (1575), on May 21 Nagashino ‘s battle (Shitaragahara’ s battle) Katsuyori Takeda lost to the Oda – Tokugawa Allied Army and strengthened his country’s management. As part of that, the new castle “Shinpu Castle” was promulgated.

The castle was started from Tensho 9th year (1581), and at the end of the same year Katsuyori was moved to the residence from Tsutsujigasakikan to Shinpu castle. Tenshou 10th year (1582), the relatives of the Takeda family “Kiso Yoshimasa” is separated in the West district, Katsue advanced to Suwa to quell this, but withdrawn by Oda-Tokugawa Allied Forces.

Oda Army further advances to Kai kingdom, Katsuse abandoned “Shinpu castle” and ignite the castle himself to move to Iwadono castle of ” oyamada nobushige” to detract him. However, while Katsuyori was returning to Iwadono castle he met Nobushige’s treason, at the verge of winning and losing, the ruling party end up cutting themselves. This caused the Takeda family to be destroyed.

Most of the former members of the Takeda family are given to Nobunaga’s “Kawirajiri Hidaka”, Hidetaka went to Kai country management at Iwakubokan. In the same year June, Akechi Mitsuhide led the owner Oda Nobunaga to his own suicide at “Honnōji Temple Incident”, and Hidetaka with Oda family was also murdered by chaos. After that, Ieyasu Tokugawa will dominate Kai Shinano.

After that, when Toyotomi Hideyoshi unified the world, the center of Kai shifted to Kofu castle, and after finishing its role, Shinpu castle became abandoned castle. Currently it is being maintained under the designation of the country’s historic site as “Shinpu castle ruins”.