Nagurumi_Castle

Nagurumi Castle

Nagurumi Castle

Castle ruins in Tone, Japan


Nagurumi Castle (名胡桃城, Nagurumi-jō) is a castle structure in Tone, Gunma Prefecture, Japan.[1] The castle played historically important role because invasion of the castle by the Later Hōjō clan caused Siege of Odawara (1590).[2]

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The castle is now only ruins, just some moats and earthworks.[3] The castle was listed as one of the Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles in 2017.[4]

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References

  1. "名胡桃城" (in Japanese). じゃらん. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  2. "名胡桃城". |攻城団language=Japanese. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  3. "名胡桃城" (in Japanese). 群馬県. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  4. "続日本100名城" (in Japanese). 日本城郭協会. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2019.



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