Known also as the Tiger of Kai, his battle encounters with Uesugi Kenshin of the Echigo Province (present day Niigata prefecture) at Kawanakajima are especially famous. Shingen avenged this loss in 1550 through the Siege of Toshi Castle, led by Sanada Yukitaka, one of Shingen’s Twenty-four Generals and grandfather of the famous Sanada Yukimura. Shingen initially attempted to conquer Shinano Province (present day Nagano prefecture), winning in a large number of battles before he was forced to retreat into Kai Province when he was defeated in the Battle of Uedahara in 1548 to the forces of Murakami Yoshikiyo. Moats seen from the approach to the shrine Shingen forced his father into retirement and took over the Takeda clan at a young age.
Following Kofu Castle, the next stop you should not miss in Kofu is the Takeda Jinja (武田神社, Takeda Shrine), the shrine dedicated to Takeda Shingen, a famous daimyo of the Kai Province (today’s Yamanashi Prefecture).
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