Battle of Un no Kuchi

Battle of Un no Kuchi
Part of the Sengoku period
Date 1536 Location Un no Kuchi, Shinano province 36°2′13.330″N 138°29′44.239″E / 36.03703611°N 138.49562194°E / 36.03703611; 138.49562194 Result Takeda victory
Belligerents
Forces of Hiraga Genshin	Takeda clan
Commanders and leaders
Hiraga Genshin †	Takeda Nobutora Takeda Harunobu
Strength
over 1,000	8,000[1]
class=notpageimage| Location within Nagano Prefecture Show map of Nagano Prefecture Battle of Un no Kuchi (Japan) Show map of Japan

The Battle of Un no Kuchi (referred to in Japanese as 海ノ口城, un no kuchi jou, literally Un no Kuchi Castle) in 1536 was the first major victory for Takeda Harunobu, aged fifteen at the time. He would later take on the name Takeda Shingen, and grow to become one of Japan's most famous warlords.