Fukushima Castle (Shinano Province)

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Fukushima Castle (Shinano Province)
福島城
Kiso, Nagano, Japan
Sign at the location of the castle ruins.
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Coordinates	35°51′18.11″N 137°41′40.70″E / 35.8550306°N 137.6946389°E / 35.8550306; 137.6946389
Type	flatland-style Japanese castle
Site information
Condition	demolished
Site history
Built	1532-1554
In use	Sengoku period
Fate	abandoned in 1598

Fukushima Castle (福島城, Fukushima-jō) was a castle located on the Kiso river in Kiso, Nagano, Japan.

History

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Fukushima Castle was the site of the Siege of Kiso-Fukushima led by Takeda Shingen in 1554. The castle's commander, Kiso Yoshiyasu [ja] surrendered the garrison when the food supplies ran out.^[1] The castle no longer stands.

References

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^ Early Modern Wars 1500–1775 Volume 3 of Encyclopedia of Warfare. Amber Books] Ltd, 160 pages 2013 ISBN 1782741216, ISBN 9781782741213