Katsurayama Castle

Not to be confused with Kasugayama Castle.

Katsurayama Castle (葛山城, Katsurayama-jō), also referred to as the Kazurayama Castle, is a Japanese castle in Susono, Shizuoka, Japan.^[2]

Katsurayama Castle
葛山城
Susono, Shizuoka, Japan
A image of the Katsurayama Castle, destroyed during the Siege of Katsurayama in March 1557.[1]
Site information
Type	Teikaku-style hirayama castle
Controlled by	Uesugi clan
Open to the public	Yes
Condition	Destroyed
Location
Katsurayama Castle Location of the Katsurayama castle Show map of Shizuoka Prefecture Katsurayama Castle Katsurayama Castle (Japan) Show map of Japan
Coordinates	35°12′21″N 138°53′36″E
Site history
Built	c.15th century
Built by	Kuzuyama
In use	Sengoku period
Materials	Stone, Wood, Plaster walls
Demolished	1557
Battles/wars	Siege of Katsurayama

Location

The Katsurayama Castle is located on the summit of Mount Atago, 270.4 meters above sea level, towards the end of the eastward ridge of Mount Ashitaka.^[3][4]

History

Main article: Siege of Katsurayama

The Katsurayama Castle was built during the Sengoku period of Japan. At around 1557, Baba Nobuharu, one of the "Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen" decided that he was going to siege the castle. His plan fully went into action in March 1557 when him and 6,000 samurai and ashigaru succeeded in destroying the castle and killing the castle garrison.