Terao Naka Castle

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History

Nitta Yoshisada may have used the site as an encampment in 1180. Yukiyoshi Shinno was supposedly besieged here by Uesugi Norisada in 1397.

From my perspective, it does not look like a particularly good location to build a castle. Possibly the park area at the top of the mountain may have been used as an encampment, but the long narrow ridge with a few small baileys does not look easy to defend and is rather easy for attackers to circumvent and to cut it off from several different sides or angles. If one were somehow caught here at unawares, one might have also built some of these defenses out of necessity,



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Castle Profile
English Name Terao Naka Castle
Japanese Name 寺尾中城
Founder Nitta clan
Year Founded 12th C?
Castle Type Mountaintop
Castle Condition Ruins only
Historical Period Pre Edo Period
Features trenches
Visitor Information
Access Takasaki Sta. (); bus to Kannon Mountain Family Park, or walk (25 mins) to the base of the mountain from Negoya Station (Joshin Dentetsu)
Hours
Time Required 75 mins
URL Castle Website
Location Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture
Coordinates 36.29155, 138.99853
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Admin
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Contributor Eric
Admin Year Visited
Admin Visits February 11, 2020
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