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Nutari Castle

沼垂城

Niigata

Castle

A castle in Niigata. Records credit Shibata Shigeie with building it in 1581.

Basic information

Type: Castle
Period: Early modern (1570s–1871)Wikidata
Keep (tenshu): Not yet confirmedwhether a keep existed is still being checked
Built by: Shibata ShigeieWikipedia (ja)
Built: 1581Wikipedia (ja)
Abandoned: 1586Wikipedia (ja)

People of this castle

Built

Shibata Shigeie

新発田重家

1547–1587

An Echigo warlord who served Uesugi Kenshin and Kagekatsu. Unhappy at being denied rewards, he rebelled against Kagekatsu and held out from Shibata Castle for several years before the castle fell and he was killed in 1587.

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Sources

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Wikipedia「沼垂城」Wikipedia日本語版wikipediaChecked: 2026-10-03
2
Wikidata Q11554449WikidatawikidataChecked: 2026-10-03

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