| 1．Siege of Hasedō | ||||||
| The Siege of Hasedō (長谷堂城の戦い) was one of a series of battles fought in the far north of Japan's main island of Honshū (the Tōhoku region) contemporaneous with the famous and decisive campaigns between Tokugawa Ieyasu and Ishida Mitsunari further south. Over the course of the year 1600, Naoe Kanetsugu, a general loyal to Ishida Mitsunari, would lead a campaign in Tōhoku, which included the siege of Hasedō castle, near Yamagata, which was his ultimate goal. Hasedō was held by Mogami Yoshiaki and the castle garrison led by Shimura Takaharu and backed by a Tokugawa-loyal army of the Date clan.Twenty thousand of Uesugi Kagekatsu's men moved towards Yamagata from the north, while Naoe Kanetsugu began his siege on Hasedō.[1] | ||||||
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| 2．Yamagata Castle | ||||||
| Yamagata Castle (山形城, Yamagata-jō) is a flatland-style Japanese castle located in the center of the city of Yamagata, eastern Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. Throughout the Edo period, Yamagata Castle was the headquarters for the daimyō of Yamagata Domain. The castle was also known as "Ka-jō" (霞城). The castle grounds are protected as a National Historic Site by the Japanese government[1] | ||||||
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| Type： flatland-style Japanese castle Builder ： 1357 Buildyear ： Mogami Yoshiaki | ||||||
| 3．Tateyama Castle (Yonezawa) | ||||||
| Tateyama Castle (舘山城, Tateyama-jō) was a Sengoku period Japanese castle located in what is now the city of Yonezawa, southern Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. The site of the castle was designated a National Historic Site in 2016.[1] The castle grounds are a 20 minutes walk from Nishi-Yonezawa Station on the JR East Yonesaka Line. It should not be confused with Tateyama Castle in Tateyama, Chiba, whose name is written with slightly different kanji. | ||||||
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| Type： hilltop-style Japanese castle Builder ： Kamakura period | ||||||
| 4．Tsurugaoka Castle | ||||||
| Tsurugaoka Castle (鶴ヶ岡城, Tsurugaoka-jō) is a flatland-style Japanese castle constructed in early Edo period in the city of Tsuruoka, Yamagata. It was the seat of the Sakai clan, a fudai daimyō clan who ruled over Shōnai Domain, Dewa Province in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan under the Tokugawa shogunate. | ||||||
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| Type： flatland-style Japanese castle | ||||||
| 5．Kinowanosaku | ||||||
| Kiwanosaku (城輪柵, Kiwanosaku) was a late Nara period though Heian period josaku-style Japanese castle located in what is now part of the town of Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. Its ruins are now an archaeological site and have been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1932.[1] | ||||||
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| 6．Shinjō Castle | ||||||
| Shinjō Castle (新庄城, Shinjō-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Shinjō, northern Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. Throughout most of the Edo period, Shinjō Castle was home to the Tozawa clan, daimyō of Shinjō Domain. The castle was also known as "Numata-jō" (沼田城) or "Unuma-jō" (鵜沼城). | ||||||
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| Type： flatland-style Japanese castle Builder ： 1622 Buildyear ： Tozawa Masamori | ||||||
| 7．Kaminoyama Castle | ||||||
| Kaminoyama Castle (上山城, Kaminoyama-jō) is a hirayama-style Japanese castle located in the center of the city of Kaminoyama, eastern Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. Throughout the Edo period, Kaminoyama Castle was the headquarters for the daimyō of Kaminoyama Domain. The castle was also known as "Tsukoka-jō" (月岡城). | ||||||
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| Type： hirayama-style Japanese castle Builder ： 1535 Buildyear ： Takenaga Yoshitada | ||||||
| 8．Hataya Castle | ||||||
| Hataya Castle (畑谷城, Hataya-jō) was a castle built in Dewa Province, Japan. It is located in the town of Yamanobe in the Higashimurayama District of Yamagata Prefecture. It was the location of the Siege of Hataya in 1600, during which the castle's garrison of 300 men led by Eguchi Gohei was besieged by a 20,000 man force led by Naoe Kanetsugu. The garrison was defeated after a short siege.[1] | ||||||
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| 9．Aterazawa Tateyama Castle | ||||||
| Aterazawa Tateyama Castle (左沢楯山城, Aterazawa Tateyama-jō) was a Sengoku period yamashiro-style Japanese castle located in what is now part of the town of Ōe, Yamagata Prefecture in the Tohoku region of Japan. The site has been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 2009.[1] The site is approximately a 20 minutes walk from JR East Aterazawa Line Aterazawa Station. | ||||||
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| Type： yamashiro-style Japanese castle Builder ： Kamakura period Buildyear ： Aterazawa clan | ||||||
| 10．Oguni Castle (Tsuruoka) | ||||||
| Oguni Castle (小国城, Oguni-jō) was a Nanboku-chō period yamashiro-style Japanese castle located in what is now part of the city of Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. The site has been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 2002.[1] The site is approximately 30 minutes by car from Atsumi Onsen Station on the JR East Uetsu Main Line. It should not be confused with another Oguni Castle in Dewa Province, located in the Mogami region. | ||||||
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| Type： yamashiro-style Japanese castle Builder ： Nanboku-chō period Buildyear ： Oguni clan |