Nagurumi Castle

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]

Nagurumi Castle
名胡桃城
Tone, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Nagurumi Castle
Type	Hirayama-style castle
Site information
Owner	Numata clan, Sanada clan
Condition	ruins
Site history
Built	1492
Built by	Numata clan
Demolished	1590
Events	Siege of Nagurumi Castle
Garrison information
Past commanders	Suzuki Shigenori

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]

See also

• List of Historic Sites of Japan (Gunma)

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. Retrieved 25 July 2019.