Owari Tokugawa family crest: “Oshu Chunagon Aoi”
Kofu CastleKofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture
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- Chubu
- Yamanashi Prefecture
- Kofu Castle
| Other name | Maizuru Castle |
|---|---|
| castle construction | 1583 |
| address | 1-5-4 Marunouchi, Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture |
Kofu Castle is one of Japan's 100 famous castles. Currently, it is open as Maizuru Castle Park.
- Access to Kofu Castle
- About 5 minutes walk from the south exit of Kofu Station on the JR Chuo Line.
HISTORYAbout Kofu Castle
Read about incidents related to Kofu Castle
- Battle of KawanakajimaDestined rivals, Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin
- Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin, mortal rivals from the Sengoku period. The battle in which these two warlords clashed was the ``Battle of Kawanakajima'' for control of Kita-Shinano (northern Nagano Prefecture). We fought five times over 12 years, but in the end, no settlement was reached.
- Battle of NagashinoLooking back on the Battle of Nagashino, where Katsuyori Takeda suffered a crushing defeat
- One of the famous battles of the Sengoku period was the Battle of Nagashino, fought between Takeda Katsuyori, who succeeded Takeda Shingen, and the combined forces of Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu. To explain briefly, it was a battle in which the Oda and Tokugawa forces defeated the Takeda forces at Nagashino Castle and Shitarahara in Mikawa Province (Aichi Prefecture).
- Okubo Nagayasu IncidentAn embezzlement case in the early Edo period? Or a political change? What is the “Okubo Nagayasu Incident”?
- Political factionalism is always present. However, now even if you lose, you won't lose your life. However, during the Edo period, there were cases where clans were destroyed as a result of losing the battle for power. One of them was Keicho 18 (1613).
- Battle of TenmokuyamaThe downfall of the Takeda clan
- From February to March 1582, Oda Nobunaga conducted a conquest of Koshu and destroyed the Takeda clan. The final battle was the ``Battle of Mt. Tenmoku,'' which took place on March 11th at Mt. From the Oda army
- Conquest of KoshuNobunaga and Ieyasu attack and destroy the Takeda clan
- From February to March 1582, Oda Nobunaga, along with Tokugawa Ieyasu and others, carried out the ``Koshu Conquest'' to attack the Takeda clan. Nobunaga did not overlook the Takeda clan, which had weakened due to the civil war caused by the succession issue and the defeat at the Battle of Nagashino, and sent a large army to it.
Read biographies of people related to Kofu Castle
- Takeda ShingenKai Tiger raising the flag of Fuurinkazan
- Throughout the Sengoku period, Tokugawa Ieyasu unified Japan and established the Edo shogunate. The person whom Ieyasu fought and lost, and whom he respected, was Harunobu Takeda of Kai (present-day Yamanashi Prefecture) (who later became a priest and took the name Takeda Shingen). Also, along with Ieyasu, Sengoku
- Katsuyori TakedaAn excellent military commander who struggled after his great father.
- Katsuyori Takeda was a Sengoku daimyo who was based in Kai and Shinano provinces from the Sengoku period to the Azuchi-Momoyama period. His father was Takeda Shingen, and he was born as his fourth son. After taking over the Takeda family, he struggled to control the vassals left behind by his great father.
- Chikayoshi HiraiwaA loyal retainer who gained tremendous trust from the people of Japan.
- The late Muromachi period was a time of war and turmoil, also known as the Sengoku period, which was compared to the history of China. It was Tokugawa Ieyasu who brought an end to this era. Supported by many retainers, Ieyasu established the Edo Shogunate and became a ruler of Japan. The representative who supported this Ieyasu
- Nobutora TakedaKai no Tora's father
- During the Sengoku period, there was a feared daimyo who ruled Kai Province (present-day Yamanashi Prefecture). This is Takeda Shingen. Takeda Shingen was born as the eldest son of Takeda Nobutora, the shugo daimyo of Kai Province. Nobutora unified Kai Province, which had been in constant conflict, and the Hojo family of Sagami Province.
History of the Kofu Domain, with Kofu Castle as its domain office
| Domain office | Kofu Castle |
|---|---|
| old area | Kai country |
| stone height | 225,000 koku |
| Fudai/Tozama | family |
| main lord | Asano family, Tokugawa family, Yanagisawa family |
A key location in the Kanto region ruled by Takeda Shingen. During the Edo period, there was a period when feudal domains were established, and members of the shogun's family, such as the sons and brothers of the shogun, assumed the position of lord. Outside of the family, Yoshiyasu Yanagisawa also became the lord of the domain and promoted the development of the castle town and water utilization projects.
