Ueda Castle
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Ueda Castle is a Japanese castle located in Ueda, northern Nagano Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Ueda Castle was home to a cadet branch of the Matsudaira clan, daimyō of Ueda Domain,
Ueda Castle
Entrance to Ueda Castle
Sanada Jinja
South Yagura
Sanada Masayuki
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Sanada Masayuki was a Japanese Sengoku period lord and daimyō. He was the head of Sanada clan, a regional house of Shinano Province, which became a vassal of the Takeda clan of Kai Province. Along wit
Ueda Castle
…in an effort to preserve their territory and independence. The construction of the castle began in 1583 by Tokugawa Ieyasu's order. Two years later, Sanada Masayuki moved their main bastion from Sanada-shi Yakata to Ueda Castle. In the same year, the castle was attacked by Tokugawa Ieyasu but the greatly outnumbered…
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Portrait of Masayuki
Iwabitsu mountain(Iwabitsu Castle)