Tamanawa

Japanese: 玉縄 - たまなわ

The name of a place in Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture. In 1512 (Eisho 9), Hojo Soun built a castle here, and during the Sengoku period, it was a key location for the Later Hojo clan along with their base of Odawara, and became a base for the Later Hojo clan's conquest of the Kanto region. In 1534 (Tenbun 3), when the corridors of Tsuruoka Kamimiya were being repaired, Tamanawa carpenters were in charge of the work alongside those in Kamakura, Nara, and Izu (Kaigen Sozu-ki). It is believed that there was a group of carpenters in Tamanawa who were under the control of the Hojo clan. Later, carpenter Gorosaburo was given land in Kamakura (Odawara Shushoryoyakucho). The lords of Tamanawa Castle were Ujitoki (younger brother of Ujitsuna) - Tamemasa (son of Ujitsuna) - Tsunari (son of Fukushima Masanari, son-in-law of Ujitsuna) - Ujishige (originally named Yasunari, son of Tsunashige) - Ujishun (son of Ujishige) - Ujikatsu (younger brother of Ujishun).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

神奈川県鎌倉市の地名。1512年(永正9)北条早雲が城を築き，戦国時代後北条氏が本拠地小田原と並んで要地とした地で，後北条氏の関東制覇の拠点となった。34年(天文3)鶴岡上宮回廊修造のとき，鎌倉･奈良･伊豆番匠とならんで玉縄番匠も作事を担当した(《快元僧都記》)。玉縄の地には北条氏に掌握された番匠集団がいたとみられる。後年番匠五郎三郎は鎌倉の地に給田を与えられている(《小田原衆所領役帳》)。玉縄城主は，氏時(氏綱弟)―為昌(氏綱子)―綱成(福島正成の子，氏綱の女婿)―氏繁(初名康成，綱成子)―氏舜(氏繁子)―氏勝(氏舜弟)である。

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