Tamanawa Castle | |
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玉縄城 | |
Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan | |
Coordinates | 35°21′12″N 139°30′54″E / 35.35333°N 139.51500°E |
Type | Hirayama-style castle |
Site information | |
Owner | Later Hōjō clan |
Condition | ruins |
Site history | |
Built | 1512 |
Built by | Hōjō Sōun |
Demolished | 1619 |
Events | Siege 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]