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1．Karasawa Castle

Karasawayama Castle (唐沢山城, Karasawayama-jō) was a Japanese castle originally built in the Heian period and used through the end of the Sengoku period. It was located in what is now part of the city of Sano, Tochigi Prefecture, in the northern Kantō region of Japan. The site has been protected as a National Historic Site, since 2014.[1]

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2．Sano Castle

Little is known of Sano Castle (佐野城, Sano-jō). It is mostly connected to its nearby castle, Karasawa Castle, both of which were next to Sano, the corresponding castle townfor the two castles during the Edo period.The Sano Clan had previously built Karasawayama Castle, which had been established since the 1400s. In 1602, there was a great fire in Edo castle, which could be seenfrom Karasawayama Castle. The Sano clan [Wikidata] sent their condolences to the Emperor.Some historians say that when the Emperor realised that Karasawayama Castle looked down on Edo, he told the Sano clan that there was a law against this.In the same year of the fire, 1602, the Sano clan, rebuilt another new castle at a lower point on the hill - this castle was named Sano Castle. [1]

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