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Japanese: 躑躅崎館 - つつじがさきやかた

The residence of the Sengoku period daimyo Takeda clan of Kai, built on the alluvial fan of Aikawa at the southern foot of Mt. Hikage in what is now the northern part of Kofu city. It was built by Takeda Shintora in 1519, and even after Shintora, it served as the base for Takeda Shingen and Takeda Katsuyori to rule their territories. It was demolished in 1581 when Katsuyori moved to Shinjo Castle in Nirasaki (Shinpu Castle, present-day Nirasaki city). The main bailey, consisting of the eastern and middle baileys, served as the residence and government office of the Takeda clan, and also included the Inari bailey, the retirement bailey, and the western bailey. The entrance to the western bailey features a square-shaped tiger's mouth, characteristic of Takeda castles. In 1919, Takeda Shrine, dedicated to Takeda Shingen, was built on the site of the residence, and the entire area is now designated as a national historic site under the name of the Takeda clan residence ruins.

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Japanese:

現在の甲府市北部，日影山南麓，相川の扇状地に造営された戦国大名甲斐武田氏の居館。1519年武田信虎が築き，信虎以後も武田信玄・武田勝頼の領国支配の拠点として機能。1581年勝頼が韮崎(にらさき)の新城（新府城，現韮崎市）に移った際に破却。東曲輪(くるわ)・中曲輪からなる主郭部は武田氏の居所と政庁を兼ね，ほかに稲荷曲輪・御隠居曲輪・西曲輪などからなる。西曲輪出入口には武田氏の城に特徴的な枡形虎口(こぐち)を採用。1919年館跡に武田信玄を祭神とする武田神社が建立され，現在一帯は武田氏館跡の名称で国史跡指定。

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