Rebuilt / expanded
Sassa Narimasa
佐々成政
?–1588
A general of Oda Nobunaga. Sent to Etchu around 1581, he used Toyama Castle as his base to bring the whole province under control.
Negitan (talk)Public domainWikimedia CommonsA mountain castle in Takaoka, Toyama. Built around 1573, according to the sources below.
Basic information
- Type
- Castle
- Setting
- Mountain castle (yamajiro)built on a mountain; expect a climbWikipedia (ja)
- Keep (tenshu)
- Not yet confirmedwhether a keep existed is still being checked
- Built
- 1573Wikipedia (ja)
- Abandoned
- 1585Wikipedia (ja)
- Remains to see
- Baileys / enclosures (kuruwa), Trench cuts (horikiri), Vertical moats (tatebori), Fortified gateways (koguchi), WellsWikipedia (ja)
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