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Hiroto Uehara

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Nagahama Castle (Izu)

Nagahama Castle (長浜城 Nagahama-jō) is located on the southern edge of Numazu City in Izu Peninsula (Shizuoka Prefecture). The hilltop castle was a naval base built in 1579 by the Late Hōjō.

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After the invasion of Suruga (modern-day Shizuoka) in 1569, the Takeda finally had access to the sea and immediately started to build up naval forces they could deploy against the Hōjō in the east and the forces of Tokugawa Ieyasu in the west. The Hōjō constructed Nagahama Castle to confront the Takeda navy. The site was ideal, as it was located in a secluded bay with deep water that also allowed larger ships like the "Atake-bune" (a warship in Sengoku Period ) to anchor. The castle faces Uchiura Bay located at the base of Izu Peninsula, while the front of the bay is protected by Awashima Island.

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