Tamanawa Castle

Tamanawa Castle
玉縄城
Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Hirikiri style moat of Taikokuruwa compound
Tamanawa Castle is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Tamanawa Castle
Tamanawa Castle
Tamanawa Castle is located in Japan
Tamanawa Castle
Tamanawa Castle
Coordinates35°21′12″N 139°30′54″E / 35.35333°N 139.51500°E / 35.35333; 139.51500
TypeHirayama-style castle
Site information
OwnerLater Hōjō clan
Conditionruins
Site history
Built1512
Built byHōjō Sōun
Demolished1619
EventsSiege of Kamakura (1526)
Garrison information
Past
commanders
Hōjō Tsunashige, Hōjō Ujitoki, Honda Masanobu

Tamanawa Castle (玉縄城, Tamanawa-jō) was a castle structure in Tamanawa ward of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.[1] The adopted brother of Hōjō Ujiyasu, Hōjō Tsunashige was command of the castle.[2]

  1. ^ "玉縄城" (in Japanese). 玉縄城跡町つくり会議. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  2. ^ "玉縄城" (in Japanese). 攻城団. Retrieved 25 July 2019.