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Tochio Castle
Castle ruins in Nagaoka, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tochio Castle (栃尾城, Iino-jō) was a castle structure in Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan.[1] The site is located on a 227-meter mountain.[2] Young Uesugi Kenshin spent five years in the castle.[3][4]
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The exact date of the castle's foundation is unknown but built in the Muromachi period. In 1543, Uesugi Kenshin left Kasugayama Castle and entered the castle as a joint commander by Nagao Harukage`s order.[4]
In 1544, Kenshin made his first battle against local lords opposed to the Nagao clan in the castle and broke the siege.[5]
In 1548, Kenshin returned to Kasugayama Castle as a feudal lord of the Nagao clan.[6] The castle is now only ruins, with some earthenwalls, well and moats.[4] Its ruins have been protected as a Prefectural Historic Site.[4]
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