8th: Terao Castle in the Middle Ages (Part 1) wrapped in a riddle

There is a monument to Terao Castle Ruins in a corner of a residential area up the slope of Baba 3-chome from Tsurumi Station West Exit on the JR Keihin Tohoku Line to the Kawasaki Tsurumi Rinko Bus Tonoyama bus stop. It is said that there was Terao Castle in the past on a hill called Tonoyama. It seems that the castle was not a fine building such as a castle tower, but a Yamashiro like a fort, but the whole picture of Terao Castle is wrapped in a riddle and has not yet been elucidated. It is reported that Shinshu's royal family Suwa built the castle around 1436, and when Shingen Takeda attacked Odawara Castle in 1569, the castle owner went to Odawara Castle to defend Odawara Castle and was attacked by the Takeda army while away and fell. Has been done.

Suwa is a tributary of the Suwa clan in Shinano, and is said to have advanced to Terao in Tsurumi during the Warring States period. It is noted in "Hojo-ki" that he was involved in battles in various places as a warlord serving the Odawara Hojo family. It is said that Mr. Suwa of Terao lived in Terao Castle for five generations and more than a hundred decades until it was destroyed in Tensho 3 (1575).
Mr. Suwa, the lord of Terao Castle, came to Soun Hojo at the stage where Mr. Gohojo achieved Sagami unification, and at the time of Odawara Castle flat, he was the first member of the Sagami 14 family. It is also lined up. Mikawanokami Suwa is estimated to be a person from the astronomical year (1532-1554) because it is written in the "Odawara Shoshosho territory book" states "Mikawanokami Suwa, 200 Kanbun, Terao, Kiraki-gun" (1532-1554). However, the age of Suwa's Terao Castle construction is estimated by Fudoshin-ji "Reki 1" and "Reki 3" (Past book" (Past book" and "1.

In Kenko-ji Temple's Reisho, "Shirohata Daimyojin is the general of Ashikaga Takashi. The 17th generation Yoshinori Ashikaga (6th generation) from General Takashi Takashi On June 5, 1435, Terao Castle owner Suwa recommended Shima Tsurunari. 298 years until 1731 (1731). The names of the successive castle owners of Terao Castle are also recorded as the second generation Suwa Sankawa Mamoru, the third generation Saburo Taira, the fourth generation Sankawa Mamoru, and the fifth generation Manojo Toki.

According to "Babamura Castle Ruins" in "New Edition Musashi Fudoki", "Mikawanokami Suwa is the trace of the castle belonging to the Odawara Hojo family." It is still on a hill in the center of the village. If you have a history, moats are now buried, and only the miscellaneous trees are Shigeru. "Odawara Family's territory book" There is 200 Kanbun Terao Mikawanokami Suwa. In addition, "Odawaraki" also includes Musashi Terao's resident, Umasuke Suwa, and in the old record of Kenko-ji Temple in Saiderao Village, Myojin Shirohata, built in his village, said, "June 5, 1435 Terao's castle owner Suwa recommendation. " It should be Mikomori or his ancestors. According to this, it is known that during the Eikyo era, it will be a castle soon, "says the age of Terao Castle from the old record of Kenko-ji Temple (rei book).
In addition, in "New Edition Musashi Fudoki", "Tsurumi-mura, Tachibana-gun, Suwa Family Residence", "It is located on a hill with 56-cho going right from the highway." There is a Daimatsu share. At the place where Suwa Gonojo lived in the area, it was a pine tree at that time. Therefore, even now, the pine trees in Suwa. A family member of the Hojo family, who is said to be Mikawanokami Suwa, who will occupy Terao Konobe, will appear in the territory of the house. Nonojo is his child, etc. "It is written that Suwa's house was located on the hillside where the place name Suwazaka remains.

It seems that Umanosuke Suwa was a military commander who excelled in valor. You can often see its name in military journals. In 1495, Soun Hojo negotiated a peace talk with Oogiya Uesugi in 1495 was "Musashi Terao's resident Suwa Umanosuke (" Hojoki "" Kamakura Kokata Kudaiki "). It seems that Mr. Suwa fought about Uesugikata during the Yuki battle. Also, in March 1554, during the Kashima battle between Ujiyasu Hojo and Harunobu Takeda fiercely fought in Suruga (Shizuoka Prefecture), Umanosuke Suwa crossed Fujikawa as one of Odawarakata, and Umanosuke Suwa also became the first spear. It is written in "Hojo-ki" that he made it. In the Odawara Shosho territory book of Eiroku 2 (1559), when Hojo Odawara reached his heyday, Mikawanokami Suwa learned about 200 Kanbun and Terao, Kuraki-gun, and Edo people (Edo Castle) It is written that he was assigned to the army).

Near the ruins of Terao Castle, there is also Terao Inari, where the 5th generation castle owner Umanosuke Suwa prayed for equestrian improvement.