Fort Nogasaka

能ヶ坂砦

Kakegawa, Shizuoka

CastleHilltop castle (hirayamajiro)

A hilltop castle in Kakegawa, Shizuoka. Records credit Tokugawa Ieyasu with building it in 1580.

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Type: Castle
Setting: Hilltop castle (hirayamajiro)built on a low hill rising from the plainWikipedia (ja)
Keep (tenshu): Not yet confirmedwhether a keep existed is still being checked
Built by: Tokugawa IeyasuWikipedia (ja)
Built: 1580Wikipedia (ja)
Main lords: Honda YasushigeWikipedia (ja)
Abandoned: 1581Wikipedia (ja)

People of this castle

Built

Tokugawa Ieyasu

徳川家康

1543–1616

The first shogun of the Tokugawa (Edo) shogunate. He moved to the Kanto region in 1590, made Edo Castle his base, and began the expansion that turned it into a vast castle.

Lord

Honda Yasushige

本多康重

1554–1611

Castles nearby

Takatenjin Castle2 km · No keep was built Hikamine Fort3 km · Not yet confirmed Shishigahana Fort3 km · Not yet confirmed Mitsuiyama Fort4.1 km · Not yet confirmed Nakamura Fort4.2 km · Not yet confirmed Yokochi Castle6.7 km · Not yet confirmed

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Sources

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Wikipedia「能ヶ坂砦」Wikipedia日本語版wikipediaChecked: 2026-10-03
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Wikidata Q65279328WikidatawikidataChecked: 2026-10-03

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