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Kamiizumi Castle [Castle feature Japanese history]

[Castle name]
Kamiizumi Castle
Sword of Oogo clan “Kamiizumi Isenokami Nobutsuna” famous for Kamiizumi Castle.

[Description]
Kamiizumi Castle built the Taegu Castle in Kamiizumi Town, Maebashi City, Gumma Prefecture, It is said that the “Oogo” castles builder “Fujiwara Hideno” followed Oogo. Izumi castle plays a role as a replacement castle, It is also reported that Oogo was weakened as Sengoku era entered, and Izumi controlled the Oogo castle.

Tokino Izumi family’s head “Izumi Nobutsuna” at the time belongs to the prestigious name “Nagano” of Shimizo, but due to the invasion of “Takeda Shingen”, Minowa castle falls away. Nobutsuna’s Oogo Castle and Izumi castle surrendered. Nobotsuna handed over Izumi’s home to Hidetsugu, then go on a journey to become the master of the sacred teachings of swords.

“Hidetsugu” who succeeded the trace of the Izumi family was injured in various places in accordance with Hojo, but was injured in the “Battle of Kounodai”, then died. Those who succeeded Hidetsugu’s trace was “Yasutsuna” but after Toyotomi Hideyoshi’ s Hojo conquest, Hojo collapsed and sent a life – long wanderer.

It is not certain when Izumi Castle became abandoned at what time. There are not much remnants of the castle left solely and “dust” and “ruins” remain only.