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韮山城は、1469～1486年の文明年間に、堀越公方・足利政知の家臣、外山豊前守が城を築いたのが始まりと言われているそうです。1590年(天正18年)の豊臣秀吉の小田原征伐の際には4万4千人の豊臣の軍勢を敵に、100日間の籠城戦を戦い抜いたそうです。
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There are also historical sites in the Muromachi Age (1336 - 1573) in Nirayama. Nirayama Castle was one of them. The ruins of Nirayama Castle are located very close to Hiruga-Kojima. You will see the hill where the ruins of Nirayama Castle are located from Hiruga-Kojima.
It is considered that Nirayama Castle was built between 1469 and 1486. In 1493, HOJYO Soun (1456? - 1519) attached Horikoshi-Gosho, which was the government office of the Muromachi Bakufu, located in Nirayama, and killed ASHIKAGA Chachamaru (1469 - 1498), who was a brother of ASHIKAGA Yoshizumi (1481 - 1511), the eleventh Shogun of the Muromachi Bakufu. HOJYO Soun expand his territory to Izu Peninsula and moved to Nirayama Castle.
If you walk into the ruins of Nirayama Castle, you will see the narrow slop which is cut through the hill. The wall of the slop is very sharp. This is the artificial excavation to gather the enemies in to the excavation. The solders in the castle could easily attach enemies gathered in an artificial excavation.
You will see tall earthen walls in the third bailey.
To the south, Kumano Shrine is located. The shrine was built by HOJYO Soun in 1500.
You will see Mt. Fuji from the main bailey.
In 1590, TOYOTOMI Hideyoshi (1537 - 1598), who governed almost all areas of Japan in the late sixteen century, attacked the GO-HOJYO Clan. More than fifty thousand soldiers of Hideyoshi's troops attached Nirayama Castle. The GO-HOJYO Clan became extinct by Hideyoshi's expedition. Nirayama Castle became abandoned in 1601.
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