Background
The castle was first founded in 1185 by Kato Kagekado who was the vassal or retainers of Yoritomo Minamotono and from the 13th to 16th centuries, it was in the fief of the Tōyama clan (遠山氏 Tōyama-shi). Toyama Kageto (who was the retainer of Oda Nobunaga) would be the of the Toyama's to ruler.
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