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    Kanegasaki Castle (金ヶ崎城, Kanegasaki-jō) was a Kamakura to Nanboku-cho period yamashiro-style Japanese castle located in what is now part of the city of...
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    is mentioned in the Nara period Kojiki and Nihon Shoki chronicles. Kanagasaki Castle was the site of major battles during the early Muromachi period and...
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    retreat from Kanagasaki, which he did successfully. In July 1570, the Oda-Tokugawa allies laid siege to Yokoyama Castle and Odani Castle. later, the combined...
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  • captured Mount Tenzutsu castle on April 25, killing 1,370 enemies in the process. The next day, Nobunaga's forces besieged Kanegasaki Castle, which was held by...
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    is held annually on May 6. It was founded in 1890 on the site of Kanagasaki Castle, where during the Siege of Kanegasaki (1337) a major battle was fought...
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  • of national significance (including one *Special Historic Site); Genbao Castle Site spans the prefectural borders with Shiga. As of 1 May 2019, twenty-nine...
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    attacks of the Ashikaga. They made it to the stronghold of Kanagasaki. In January 1337 the castle came under siege, and by April those inside were reduced...
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  • Tsuruga in Echizen. They eventually made it to the castle of Kanagasaki. In January 1337 the castle came under siege, and by April those inside were reduced...
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    counterstrike to lift the siege. This failed, and the occupants of the besieged castle, having run out of food and water, were forced to eat horseflesh to survive...
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