Katsurayama Castle | |
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葛山城 | |
Susono, Shizuoka, Japan | |
Coordinates | 35°12′21″N 138°53′36″E / 35.20583°N 138.89333°E |
Type | Teikaku-style hirayama castle |
Site information | |
Controlled by | Uesugi clan |
Open to the public | Yes |
Condition | Destroyed |
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 |
Katsurayama Castle (葛山城, Katsurayama-jō), also referred to as the Kazurayama Castle, is a Japanese castle in Susono, Shizuoka, Japan.[2]
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]
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.