Kasugayama Castle
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Kasugayama Castle was a major Sengoku-period mountain fortress in Echigo Province, Japan, best known as the stronghold and residence of the warlord Uesugi Kenshin.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese castle
ⓘ
Sengoku-period fortress ⓘ mountain castle ⓘ |
| abandoned | early Edo period ⓘ |
| access | hiking trails from foot of Kasugayama ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nagao clan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uesugi Kagekatsu NERFINISHED ⓘ Uesugi Kenshin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battlefieldRole |
base for Uesugi campaigns in the Hokuriku region
ⓘ
strategic stronghold in northern Honshū ⓘ |
| bestKnownAs | stronghold of Uesugi Kenshin ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod | Sengoku period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructed | 15th century ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Nagao clan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uesugi clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalDesignation | National Historic Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruins ⓘ |
| designatedAs | National Historic Site of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | about 180 metres ⓘ |
| eraOfSignificance | Sengoku period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerName | Kasuga-yama-jō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSiteFeature |
earthworks
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moats ⓘ ramparts ⓘ stone walls ⓘ terraced baileys ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Jōetsu plain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sea of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected archaeological site ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Echigo Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Echigo Province
NERFINISHED
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Jōetsu, Niigata Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMunicipality | Jōetsu City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPrefecture | Niigata Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Kasugayama mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Kasugayama Shrine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rinsen-ji Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableResident |
Uesugi Kagekatsu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uesugi Kenshin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
military fortress
ⓘ
residence of a daimyō ⓘ |
| region | Chūbu region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs | headquarters of Uesugi clan ⓘ |
| tourism | popular historical tourism site ⓘ |
| type | yamashiro ⓘ |
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