Tokyo · Hachiōji

Takatsuki Castle

高月城

Hachiōji, Tokyo

CastleMountain castle (yamajiro)

A mountain castle in Hachiōji, Tokyo. Built around 1458, according to the sources below.

Basic information

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Type: Castle
Setting: Mountain castle (yamajiro)built on a mountain; expect a climbWikipedia (ja)
Keep (tenshu): No keep recordedno keep is recordedWikipedia (ja)
Built: 1458Wikipedia (ja)
Main lords: Oishi Sadashige, Hōjō clanWikipedia (ja)
Abandoned: 1590Wikipedia (ja)
Remains to see: Moats, Earthen rampartsWikipedia (ja)

People of this castle

Rebuilt / expanded

Hojo Ujiteru

北条氏照

?–1590

Third son of Hojo Ujiyasu, third head of the Hojo clan of Odawara. He moved his base from Takiyama Castle and built Hachioji Castle.

Lord

A warrior of the Oishi family, a power in western Musashi Province in the warring-states era. He is said to have built Takiyama Castle in 1521. His son Sadahisa submitted to the Hojo and adopted Hojo Ujiteru as his heir.

Lord

Hōjō clan

北条氏

Castles nearby

Takiyama Castle1.7 km · No keep was built

Jofukuzi Castle8.1 km · No keep recorded

Katakura Castle8.5 km · No keep recorded

Hachiōji Castle9.1 km · No keep was built

Hatsuzawa Castle9.5 km · No keep recorded

Katsunuma Castle9.8 km · No keep recorded

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Sources

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Wikipedia「高月城」Wikipedia日本語版wikipediaChecked: 2026-10-03
2
Wikidata Q11669961WikidatawikidataChecked: 2026-10-03

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Hojo Ujiteru

Oishi Sadashige

Hōjō clan