Tochio Castle | |
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栃尾城 | |
Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan | |
Type | Mountaintop castle |
Site information | |
Owner | Uesugi clan |
Condition | ruins |
Site history | |
Built | 15C |
Built by | ? |
Demolished | 1610 |
Events | Siege of Tochio Siege of Otate |
Garrison information | |
Past commanders | Uesugi Kenshin, Honjō Saneyori, Honjō Hidetsuna |
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]