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Komoro, Nagano
Komoro Castle
小諸城
To reach this castle you walk down from the town, not up: Komoro is a "hole castle."
Japan's 100 Fine Castles No. 26CastleHilltop
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Sengoku Hidehisa
仙石秀久
A warlord who served Toyotomi Hideyoshi. He became lord of the 50,000-koku Komoro domain in 1590, rebuilt Komoro Castle as a stone-walled castle, and laid out the town around it.
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Story
In 1586 he disobeyed orders in a campaign in Kyushu, suffered a heavy defeat, and was stripped of his lands and banished by Hideyoshi. Four years later he won great distinction in the siege of Odawara, was forgiven, and was made lord of Komoro.
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Asturio CantabrioCC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commons
rebuilt the castle and built the Otemon gateRecord source: article
In-depth article
Komoro, Nagano
Komoro Castle
小諸城
To reach this castle you walk down from the town, not up: Komoro is a "hole castle."
Japan's 100 Fine Castles No. 26CastleHilltop
BuiltRecord source: jokaku
In-depth article
Komoro, Nagano
Komoro Castle
小諸城
To reach this castle you walk down from the town, not up: Komoro is a "hole castle."
Japan's 100 Fine Castles No. 26CastleHilltop
Rebuilt / expandedRecord source: wikipedia
Basic information
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Rebuilt / expandedRecord source: wikipedia
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