Ogawa Castle

This is a fairly small castle, but it it is close to the station and just 2.5km from Nagurumi Castle. It's worth stopping by on your way to Nagurumi Castle. The main feature is the 6m deep moat of the Honkuruwa.

History

The lord of Numata Castle, Numata Kagehisa, built Ogawa Castle to help defend him from the West. His son, Kageaki, became lord of the castle. Kageaki changed his surname from Numata to Ogawa, after the name of the village where the castle was located. From the Ogawa's support of the Numata against the Hojo, Ogawa earned the ire of the Hojo who attacked in 1580. Despite being vastly overmatched by the Hojo, the Ogawa lord put up a good fight but eventually burned the castle and escaped to the Echigo area. The castle was then controlled by the Hojo until they were defeated by Hideyoshi's forces during the Siege of Odawara. Thereafter, the castle returned to the control of the Sanada lords of Numata. The history after this point is somewhat vague, but for 19 years from 1638, Sanada Nobuzumi had a palace at Ogawa Castle until he became the head of the Numata Sanada clan and the fifth lord of Numata Castle.

Field Notes

This is a fairly small castle, but it it is close to the station and just 2.5km from Nagurumi Castle. It's worth stopping by on your way to Nagurumi Castle. The main feature is the 6m deep moat of the Honkuruwa.

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Gallery

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  Honmaru moat
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  Crossing the Honmaru moat
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  Honmaru moat
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  Honmaru Moat
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  The site of a yagura in the Honmaru
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  Honmaru Bailey
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  Sasakuruwa Bailey
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  Honmaru Bailey
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  Road through the Ninomaru Bailey
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Castle Profile
English Name	Ogawa Castle
Japanese Name	小川城
Founder	Numata Kagehisa
Year Founded	1492-1501
Castle Type	Hilltop
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Designations	Prefectural Historic Site
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Features	trenches
Visitor Information
Access	Jomokogen Sta. (Joetsu Bullet Train); 10 min walk
Hours	park, open any time
Time Required	20 mins
Location	Minakami, Gunma Prefecture
Coordinates	36.69268, 138.98092
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Admin
Added to Jcastle	2013
Contributor	Eric
Admin Year Visited	2013
Admin Visits	Apr 29, 2013

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