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Nagano, Nagano
Matsushiro Castle
松代城
Takeda Shingen built it as his front line in the Kawanakajima wars, and the Sanada family later lived here for 250 years.
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Sanada clan
真田氏
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Ueda, Nagano
Ueda Castle
上田城
This is the Sanada clan's castle that twice drove back Tokugawa armies, yet the turrets standing today were built after the Sanada had gone.
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Higashiagatsuma, Gunma
Iwabitsu Castle
岩櫃城
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Minakami, Gunma
Nagurumi Castle
名胡桃城
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Numata, Gunma
Numata Castle
沼田城
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Ueda, Nagano
Sanada Main Castle
真田本城
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Nagano
Sanada-shi Yakata
真田氏館
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Ueda, Nagano
Shioda Castle
塩田城
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Naganohara, Gunma
Haneo Castle
羽根尾城
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Nagawa, Nagano
Nagakubo Castle
長窪城
CastleMountain
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