Tochio Castle

Tochio Castle (栃尾城, Iino-jō) was a castle structure in Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan.[1] The site is located on a 227-meter mountain.[2] Young Uesugi Kenshin spent five years in the castle.[3][4]

Tochio Castle
栃尾城
Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan
Tochio Castle
TypeMountaintop castle
Site information
OwnerUesugi clan
Conditionruins
Site history
Built15C
Built by?
Demolished1610
EventsSiege of Tochio
Siege of Otate
Garrison information
Past
commanders		Uesugi Kenshin, Honjō Saneyori, Honjō Hidetsuna

History

The exact date of the castle's foundation is unknown but built in the Muromachi period. In 1543, Uesugi Kenshin left Kasugayama Castle and entered the castle as a joint commander by Nagao Harukage`s order.[4]

In 1544, Kenshin made his first battle against local lords opposed to the Nagao clan in the castle and broke the siege.[5]

In 1548, Kenshin returned to Kasugayama Castle as a feudal load of the Nagao clan.[6] The castle is now only ruins, with some earthenwalls, well and moats.[4] Its ruins have been protected as a Prefectural Historic Site.[4]

See also

References
  1. "栃尾城" (in Japanese). Nagaoka city official. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  2. "Tochio Castle". Tochio Tourist Association. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  3. "栃尾城" (in Japanese). 攻城団. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  4. "栃尾城" (in Japanese). コトバンク. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  5. "長岡市　栃尾城" (in Japanese). 新潟県歴史観光. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  6. 小野榮 米沢藩 現代書館 シリーズ藩物語 2006 P.64 ISBN 978-4768471043

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