Oshi Castle

Oshi Castle
忍城
Gyōda, Saitama, Japan
Reconstructed Yagura of Oshi Castle
Oshi Castle 忍城 is located in Saitama Prefecture
Oshi Castle 忍城
Oshi Castle
忍城
Oshi Castle 忍城 is located in Japan
Oshi Castle 忍城
Oshi Castle
忍城
Coordinates36°8′13.74″N 139°27′10.36″E / 36.1371500°N 139.4528778°E / 36.1371500; 139.4528778
Typeflatland-style Japanese castle
Site information
Ownerreconstructed 1988
Open to
the public
yes
Site history
Built1479
Built byNarita Akiyasu
In useSengoku - Edo period
Demolished1871
Battles/warsSiege of Oshi (1590)
Surviving gate of Oshi Castle

Oshi Castle (忍城, Oshi-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Gyōda, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. During the Edo period, Oshi Castle was the center of the 100,000 koku Oshi Domain, but the castle is far better known for its association with the siege of Oshi during the late Sengoku period. The castle was also known as "Kama-jō" (亀城, Turtle Castle) or "Oshi-no-uki-jō" (忍の浮き城, the Floating Castle of Oshi). It was regarded as one of the seven main strongholds of the Kantō region