Glossary: Iga Ueno-jou

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Iga Ueno-jou (伊賀上野城)

Also known as: Ueno Castle (上野城), Hakuhou Castle (白鳳城)

A castle located in Iga, Mie Prefecture, built in 1585 by Tsutsui Sadatsugu in the service of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. After Tsutsui was removed by the Tokugawa Shogunate in response to a charge of sloppy governance, Toudou Takatora took over the castle.