Bowl-shaped

Japanese: 鉢形 - はちがた

A district of Yorii-machi in northwest Saitama Prefecture. It is located on the south bank of the Arakawa River and contains the ruins of Hachigata Castle. Hachigata Castle is a flatland castle surrounded by the valley of the Fukazawa River, a tributary of the Arakawa River, and the cliffs of the Arakawa River behind it. It was built by Nagao Kageharu in the Middle Ages, but later returned to the Hojo clan, and was captured by Toyotomi Hideyoshi's army in Tensho 18 (1590). The ruins, which retain the form of a mountain castle, are a historic site.

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Japanese:

埼玉県北西部，寄居町の地区。荒川の南岸にあり，鉢形城跡がある。鉢形城は前面を荒川支流の深沢川の谷，背後を荒川の絶壁で仕切られた平山城で，中世，長尾景春により築かれたが，のち北条氏に帰し，天正 18 (1590) 年豊臣秀吉の軍に落された。山城の形態をとどめた城跡は史跡。

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