Shigisan Castle

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Shigisan castle was a Japanese castle of the Sengoku period, controlled by the Kizawa and Matsunaga clans. There are little remains of the castle on the present day site, just some moats and earthworks.

1536 — 1577  WikimediaWikidata
hill castle, Japanese castle, 

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    1181 siege
  • Battle of Kawajiri
    1185 battle
  • Siege of Kasagi
    1331 siege
  • Siege of Akasaka
    1331 siege
  • Siege of Chihaya
    1333 siege that took place during the Kamakura period of Japan
  • Siege of Kami-Akasaka Castle
    1333 siege
  • Battle of Ishizu
    1338 battle
  • Battle of Shijōnawate
    1348 battle
  • Siege of Hachiman
    1352 siege
  • Battle of Yawata
    1353 battle
  • Battle of Kōnai
    1355 battle
  • Battle of Hirao
  • Siege of Dakeyama Castle
    1461 siege
  • Siege of Wakae Castle
    1477 siege
  • Daimotsu Kuzure
    1531 battle
  • Battle of Taiheiji
    1542 battle
  • Siege of Kōriyama Castle
    1544 siege
  • Battle of Shariji
    1547 battle
  • Siege of Eguchi
    1549 siege
  • Battle of Kumeda
    1562 battle
  • Battle of Kyōkōji
    1562 battle
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    1567 battle
  • Battle of Noda-Fukushima
    1570 battle
  • Battle of Shiraikawara
    1571 battle
  • Siege of Wakae Castle
    1573 siege
  • Siege of Itami
    1574 siege
  • Siege of Takaya Castle
    1574 siege
  • Siege of Mitsuji
    1576 attack on the fortress in Osaka, Japan
  • Battle of Tennōji
    1576 battle
  • Battles of Kizugawaguchi
    1576 sieges of the Ishiyama Hongan-ji
  • First Battle of Kizugawaguchi
    1576 battle
  • Siege of Shigisan
    siege of Shigisan castle in 1577
  • Second Battle of Kizugawaguchi
    1578 battle
  • Siege of Itami
    1579 siege
  • Battle of Imafuku
    1600 battle
  • Siege of Osaka
    1614-1615 series of battles undertaken by the Tokugawa shogunate against the Toyotomi clan
  • Winter Siege of Osaka
    1614 siege
  • Battle of Kizugawa
    1614 battle, part of the siege of Osaka
  • Battle of Shigino
    1614 battle in Japan
  • Battle of Noda-Fukushima
    1614 battle
  • Battle of Bakurōbuchi
    1614 battle
  • Siege of Sanada Maru
    1615 siege
  • Summer Siege of Osaka
    1615 siege
  • Battle of Yao
    1615 battle
  • Battle of Dōmyōji
    1615 battle
  • Battle of Tennōji
    1615 battle
  • Osaka Incident
  • Bombing of Nara
    1945 airstrike
  • Bombing of Osaka
    1945 strategic bombing during World War II
  • Prince Hoshikawa Rebellion
    5h-century power struggle for the Japanese throne
  • Chihaya Castle
    fortification
  • Takatori Castle
    ruins of a Japanese castle in Takatori, Japan  
  • Shigisan Castle
  • Ai Fort
    former fort in Ibaraki, Osaka
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1536 — 1577 Shigisan Castle
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1180 — 1181 Siege of Nara
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1461 — 1463 Siege of Dakeyama Castle
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1574 — 1575 Siege of Takaya Castle
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1578 — 1579 Siege of Itami
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1614 — 1615 Siege of Osaka
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1614 — 1615 Winter Siege of Osaka
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1332 — 1891 Takatori Castle
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    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    arearegion100YamataiWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1180Siege of Narasiege, Taira no ShigehiraWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1185Battle of Kawajiribattle, Yukitsuna Minamoto, Minamoto no YoshitsuneWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1331Siege of KasagisiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1331Siege of AkasakaKusunoki Masasue, battle, siegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1333Siege of Chihayabattle, siegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1333Siege of Kami-Akasaka CastlesiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1338Battle of Ishizubattle, Kitabatake Akiie, Kō no MoronaoWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1348Battle of Shijōnawatebattle, Ashikaga Takauji, Kusunoki MasatsuraWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1352Siege of Hachimansiege, Go-Murakami, Ashikaga YoshiakiraWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1353Battle of YawatabattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1355Battle of Kōnaibattle, Ashikaga Yoshiakira, Yamana TokiujiWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1388Battle of Hiraobattle, Ujikiyo Yamana, Kusunoki MasakatsuWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1461Siege of Dakeyama Castlesiege, Hatakeyama YoshinariWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1477Siege of Wakae Castlesiege, Hatakeyama Yoshinari, Yusa NaganaoWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1531Daimotsu Kuzurebattle, Hosokawa TakakuniWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1542Battle of Taiheijibattle, Miyoshi Nagayoshi, Kizawa Nagamasa, Yusa NaganoriWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1544Siege of Kōriyama CastlesiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1547Battle of Sharijibattle, Miyoshi Nagayoshi, Yusa NaganoriWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1549Siege of Eguchisiege, Miyoshi Nagayoshi, Miyoshi MasanagaWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1562Battle of Kumedabattle, Miyoshi Yoshikata, Hatakeyama TakamasaWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1562Battle of KyōkōjiHatakeyama Takamasa, Miyoshi Nagayoshi, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1567Battle of Tōdai-ji Daibutsudenbattle, Matsunaga Hisahide, Miyoshi TrioWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1570Battle of Noda-FukushimaOda Nobunaga, battle, Miyoshi TrioWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1571Battle of Shiraikawarabattle, Wada Koremasa, Araki MurashigeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1573Siege of Wakae Castlesiege, Miyoshi Yoshitsugu, Sakuma NobumoriWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1574Siege of ItamisiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1574Siege of Takaya CastlesiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1576Siege of MitsujisiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1576Battle of Tennōjibattle, Oda Nobunaga, Ishiyama Hongan-jiWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1576Battles of KizugawaguchibattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1576First Battle of KizugawaguchibattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1577Siege of Shigisansiege, Oda Nobutada, Matsunaga HisahideWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1578Second Battle of Kizugawaguchibattle, Kuki Yoshitaka, Mōri navyWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1578Siege of ItamiOda Nobunaga, Araki Murashige, siegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1600Battle of Imafukubattle, Satake Yoshinobu, Kimura ShigenariWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1614Siege of OsakasiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1614Winter Siege of OsakasiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1614Battle of Kizugawabattle, Hachisuka YoshishigeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1614Battle of Shiginobattle, Uesugi Kagekatsu, Inoue YoritsuguWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1614Battle of Noda-Fukushimabattle, Kuki Moritaka, Ōno HarutaneWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1614Battle of Bakurōbuchibattle, Ishikawa TadafusaWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1615Siege of Sanada MaruMaeda Toshitsune, siege, Sanada YukimuraWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1615Summer Siege of OsakasiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1615Battle of Yaobattle, Kimura ShigenariWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1615Battle of Dōmyōjibattle, Mototsugu GotōWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1615Battle of Tennōjibattle, Honda Tadatomo, Sanada YukimuraWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1885Osaka Incidentattempted coup d'état, Kentarō Ōi, incidentWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1945Bombing of NaraairstrikeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1945Bombing of Osakaaerial bombing of a cityWikidata
    eventwar479Prince Hoshikawa Rebellionrebellion, war of succession, Prince Hoshikawa no WakamiyaWikidata
    linkpageTripadvisor page@Wikidata
    objectwatercraftSakuradestroyer escort, Matsu-class destroyer, destroyerWikidata
    organisationarms industry1881Hitachi Zosen Corporationarms industry, heavy industry, business, public companyWikidata
    sitecastle1332Chihaya Castlehill castle, Kusunoki Masashige, Japanese castleWikidata
    sitecastle1332Takatori Castlehill castle, Japanese castleWikidata
    sitecastle1536Shigisan Castlehill castle, Japanese castleWikidata
    sitefortAi FortfortWikidata
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