Tamanawa Castle

Tamanawa Castle
玉縄城
Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Hirikiri style moat of Taikokuruwa compound
Site information
TypeHirayama-style castle
OwnerLater Hōjō clan
Conditionruins
Location
Tamanawa Castle
Tamanawa Castle
Coordinates35°21′12″N 139°30′54″E / 35.35333°N 139.51500°E / 35.35333; 139.51500
Site history
Built1512
Built byHōjō Sōun
Demolished1619
EventsSiege of Kamakura (1526)
Garrison information
Past
commanders
Hōjō Tsunashige, Hōjō Ujitoki, Honda Masanobu

Tamanawa Castle (玉縄城, Tamanawa-jō) was a castle structure in Tamanawa ward of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The adopted brother of Hōjō Ujiyasu, Hōjō Tsunashige, was commander of the castle.