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History

Okamoto Mototsuna, a vassal of the Utsunomiya, built Manago Castle around 1504-1521 as a border castle to help defend Utsunomiya lands from the Minagawa. It worked in coordination with the much larger Nishikata Castle nearby. In 1523, in a battle between the Utsunomiya and Minagawa, the Minagawa took the advantage with enforcements from their allies the Yuki and Koyama. Okamoto surrendered Manago Castle and became vassals of the Minagawa. The Okamaoto remained as castellans of Manago Castle, which was not the most forward base along the border with the Utsunomiya. The Minagawa sided with the Hojo in the Siege on Odawara, Hideyoshi's campaign against the Hojo. Okamoto died of illness around this time and the castle was abandoned after the Hojo surrendered.

Field Notes

https://www.city.tochigi.lg.jp/soshiki/20/325.html

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Castle Profile
English Name	Manago Castle
Japanese Name	真名子城
Alternate Names	Akabeyama-jo
Founder	Okamoto Mototsuna
Year Founded	1504-1521
Castle Type	Mountaintop
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Features	trenches
Visitor Information
Access
Hours	mountain park, open 24/7
Time Required	75 mins
Location	Tochigi, Tochigi Prefecture
Coordinates	36.47332, 139.70873
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Admin
Added to Jcastle	2020
Contributor	Eric
Admin Year Visited	2019

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+|History=Okamoto Mototsuna, a vassal of the Utsunomiya, built Manago Castle around 1504-1521 as a border castle to help defend Utsunomiya lands from the Minagawa. It worked in coordination with the much larger [[Nishikata Castle]] nearby. In 1523, in a battle between the Utsunomiya and Minagawa, the Minagawa took the advantage with enforcements from their allies the Yuki and Koyama. Okamoto surrendered Manago Castle and became vassals of the Minagawa. The Okamaoto remained as castellans of Manago Castle, which was not the most forward base along the border with the Utsunomiya. The Minagawa sided with the Hojo in the Siege on Odawara, Hideyoshi's campaign against the Hojo. Okamoto died of illness around this time and the castle was abandoned after the Hojo surrendered.
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