Tamanawa Castle

Hōjō Sōun who had been fighting with the Miura clan built the castle to avoid being attacked from behind by the Ōgigayatsu Uesugi clan's relief army. During the siege of Odawara in 1590, Hōjō Ujikatsu entrenched himself in the castle but was besieged by a big army of the Tokugawa Ieyasu. There are little remains of the castle on the present day site, just some moats and earthworks. Excavated artefacts from the castle are exhibited at Ryūhō-ji Temple near the castle. ==Access==

The castle remains are located on the outskirts of Kamakura, close to Ōfuna Station(About 15 minutes walk from Ōfuna Station). ==Gallery==

File:諏訪壇下 土塁？？2 2014.jpg|Eathen wall of Tamanawa Castle(under the Suwadan compound) File:Moat of Tamanawa Castle.jpg|Horikiri style moat of Tamanawa Castle File:Horikiri of Tamanawa Castle.jpg|Horikiri style Moat of Tamanawa Castle File:408 太鼓郭.jpg|Taikokuruwa compound File:Moat_and_earthen_wall_of_Tamanawa_Castle_(Kuichigai_compound).jpg|Moat and earthen wall of Kuichigai compound ==References==