Fukushima Castle (Shinano Province)

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35°51′18.11″N 137°41′40.70″E / 35.8550306°N 137.6946389°E / 35.8550306; 137.6946389Typeflatland-style Japanese castleSite informationConditiondemolishedSite historyBuilt1532-1554In useSengoku periodFateabandoned in 1598

Fukushima Castle (福島城, Fukushima-jō) was a castle located on the Kiso river in Kiso, Nagano, Japan.

History

Fukushima Castle was the site of the Siege of Kiso-Fukushima led by Takeda Shingen in 1554. The castle's commander, Kiso Yoshiyasu [ja] surrendered the garrison when the food supplies ran out.^[1] The castle no longer stands.