The 1571 siege of Fukazawa castle was one of a number of battles which formed

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's campaigns against the

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, during Japan's

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History

Having burned the town of Odawara surrounding the Hōjō home castle two years earlier,

laid siege to a number of other Hōjō holdings in the surrounding provinces, including

Fukazawa Fukazawa (written: 深澤) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Masahiro Fukazawa, Japanese sportsperson *Shichirō Fukazawa, Japanese writer *Masao Fukazawa Masao (written: 正雄, 正夫, 正生, 正男, 正郎, 雅� ...

castle, in

Suruga province was an old province in the area that is today the central part of Shizuoka Prefecture. Suruga bordered on Izu, Kai, Sagami, Shinano, and Tōtōmi provinces; and was bordered by the Pacific Ocean through Suruga Bay to the south. Its abbrevia ...

. This was the sixth time he had invaded Suruga; Fukazawa castle was held by

Hōjō Tsunashige or Hōjō Tsunanari also known as "Jio Hachiman", was an officer of great skill under the Hōjō clan. The brother in law of Hōjō Ujiyasu. Around the Kantō region, he fought in many battles supporting the Hōjō, also contributing to the e ...

, who ultimately surrendered and withdrew to

Tamanawa Castle was a castle structure in Tamanawa ward of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The adopted brother of Hōjō Ujiyasu, Hōjō Tsunashige was command of the castle. History Hōjō Sōun who had been fighting with the Miura clan built the castle ...

References

*Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co. 1571 in Japan Sieges involving Japan Conflicts in 1571 Battles of the Sengoku period {{Japan-battle-stub