Lord
Ise Sozui (Hojo Soun)
伊勢宗瑞(北条早雲)
?–1519
Founder of the Hojo clan of Odawara. His move into Odawara began a century in which five generations of the Hojo dominated the Kanto region.
あばさーPublic domainWikimedia CommonsA hilltop castle in Izunokuni, Shizuoka.
Basic information
- Type
- Castle
- Setting
- Hilltop castle (hirayamajiro)built on a low hill rising from the plainWikidata
- Period
- Medieval (c.1185–1570s)Wikidata
- Keep (tenshu)
- Not yet confirmedwhether a keep existed is still being checked
- Main lords
- Ise Sozui (Hojo Soun), Hōjō UjinoriWikipedia (ja)
- Abandoned
- 1601Wikipedia (ja)
- Remains to see
- Moats, Earthen ramparts, Trench cuts (horikiri), Baileys / enclosures (kuruwa), Fortified gateways (koguchi)Wikipedia (ja)
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