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]

History

Hōjō Sōun who had been fighting with the Miura clan built the castle to avoid being attacked from behind by the Ōgigayatsu Uesugi clan's relief army.[3] Even after the fall of the Miura clan, Tamanawa castle continued to be an important castle of the Hōjō clan as a base of defense against the Satomi clan.[3]

In 1561, Tamanawa castle was surrounded by Uesugi Kenshin's army but he left without even attacking the castle.[4][5]

During the siege of Odawara in 1590, Hōjō Ujikatsu entrenched himself in the castle but was besieged by a big army of the Tokugawa Ieyasu.[3] In the end Ujikatsu surrendered without resistance.[3]

After the Siege of Odawara, Tokugawa Ieyasu placed his reliable retainer Honda Masanobu.[4] Later, the castle was given to Nagasawa Matsudaira clan, a member of the Tokugawa clan. Tamanawa castle was abandoned in 1703 when Nagasawa Matsudaira clan transferred to the Otaki Domain.[3]

There are little remains of the castle on the present day site, just some moats and earthworks.[2] Excavated artefacts from the castle are exhibited at Ryūhō-ji Temple near the castle.[5]

Access

The castle remains are located on the outskirts of Kamakura, close to Ōfuna Station(About 15 minutes walk from Ōfuna Station).[4][6]

Gallery

  • Eathen wall of Tamanawa Castle(under the Suwadan compound)
    Eathen wall of Tamanawa Castle(under the Suwadan compound)
  • Horikiri style moat of Tamanawa Castle
    Horikiri style moat of Tamanawa Castle
  • Horikiri style Moat of Tamanawa Castle
    Horikiri style Moat of Tamanawa Castle
  • Taikokuruwa compound
    Taikokuruwa compound
  • Moat and earthen wall of Kuichigai compound
    Moat and earthen wall of Kuichigai compound

References

  1. ^ "玉縄城" (in Japanese). 玉縄城跡町つくり会議. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b "玉縄城" (in Japanese). 攻城団. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Tamanawa Castle". kotobank. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "玉縄城跡" (in Japanese). Kamakura city. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  5. ^ a b "北条早雲が築いた名城～鎌倉「玉縄城跡」に残る遺構と古民家" (in Japanese). Lineトラベル. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  6. ^ "玉縄城跡" (in Japanese). じゃらん. Retrieved 25 July 2019.