Sieges of Takatenjin

Takatenjin Castle (高天神城, Takatenjin-jō), in the south of Japan's old Tōtōmi Province, came under siege twice in the 16th century.

Siege of Takatenjin (1574) – Ogasawara Nagatada, a vassal of the Tokugawa, lost the fortress to Takeda Katsuyori.
Siege of Takatenjin (1581) – The Takeda lost the fortress to Oda Nobunaga.

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