Setagaya Castle | |
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世田谷城 | |
Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan | |
Type | Hirajiro-style castle |
Site information | |
Owner | Kira clan, Later Hōjō clan |
Condition | ruins |
Site history | |
Built | Ōei Period |
Built by | Kira clan |
Demolished | 1590 |
Setagaya Castle (世田谷城, Setagaya-jō) is the remains of a castle structure in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a Prefectural Historic Sites. [1] [2]
It is believed that the castle was constructed by the Kira clan in the Ōei Period. [3] Setagaya castle was a mere fortified residence when the castle was built but was expanded and fortified by Kira Naritaka in the Sengoku period. [2]
Later, Setagaya castle became one of the castles under the direct control of the Later Hōjō clan. [2] The castle was demolished soon after the Siege of Odawara in 1590. [1] Setagaya castle park and Gōtoku-ji Temple are on site. [4] [5]