Yagyū Castle (柳生城, Yagyū-jō) is the remains of a castle structure in Nara, Nara Prefecture. Yagyū castle was constructed by the Yagyū clan in the Nanboku-chō period and became a home castle of the Yagyū clan.[1] In 1544, the castle was attacked by Tsutsui Junkei's force and defeated.[1] Later, Yagyū clan was approved as the main domain of Yagyū in Yamato by Oda Nobunaga.[1] In 1590, Toyotomi Hideyoshi seized the territories of the Yagyū clan.[1] | ||||||
Type: Hirayamajiro-style castle | ||||||
Built: Nanboku-chō period | ||||||
Builder: Yagyū clan | ||||||