Rebuilt / expanded
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.
おにくCC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia CommonsA hilltop castle in Fujisawa, Kanagawa. It is said to have been built by Oba no Kagemune.
Basic information
- 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
- Oba no KagemuneWikipedia (ja)
- Main lords
- Later Hōjō clan, Ōba clanWikipedia (ja)
- Abandoned
- 1590Wikipedia (ja)
- Remains to see
- Baileys / enclosures (kuruwa), Earthen ramparts, MoatsWikipedia (ja)
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