The Battles of Kawanakajima (川中島の戦い, Kawanakajima no tatakai) were a series of battles fought in the Sengoku period of Japan between Takeda Shingen of Kai Province and Uesugi Kenshin of Echigo Province from 1553 to 1564.

In September 1561, the two armies engaged in the “Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima.” Kenshin, weary of the sparring with Shingen, resolved to destroy his archrival in one last decisive battle, and marched his army of 18,000 toward the northwestern periphery of Takeda territory.

An easy-to-understand explanation of the Battle of Kawanakajima. Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin, mortal rivals from the Sengoku period. The battle in which these two warlords clashed was the ``Battle of Kawanakajima'' for control of Kita-Shinano (northern Nagano Prefecture).

The Battles of Kawanakajima were a series of fierce conflicts during Japan's Sengoku period, waged between Takeda Shingen of Kai Province and Uesugi Kenshin of Echigo Province from 1553 to 1564. These battles centered around the strategic Kawanakajima plain, lying between the Sai and Chikuma rivers

2024年6月11日 · The Battle of Kawanakajima stands as a significant chapter in the annals of feudal Japan, illustrating the ferocity and complexity of samurai warfare. Its outcome shaped the political landscape and set the stage for future conflicts between the Takeda and Uesugi clans.

The first battle of the Battle of Kawanakajima was fought in 1553, and is called Fuse-no-tatakai or Hachiman-no-tatakai. Kagetora NAGAO fought Harunobu TAKEDA for the first time, supporting samurai land owners in the northern Shinano area.

In the mid-1500s, during a period of widespread civil strife known as the Warring States Period, two of Japan’s most famous warlords fought a series of battles in and around Kawanakajima (near the modern city of Nagano) that led to the deaths of more than seven thousand troops.

The Battles of Kawanakajima (川中島の戦い, Kawanakajima no tatakai) were a series of battles fought in the Sengoku period of Japan between Takeda Shingen of Kai Province and Uesugi Kenshin of Echigo Province from 1553 to 1564.

Kawanakajima is one of the most famous battle spot where Takeda Shingen ( 武田信玄) and Uesugi Kenshin (上杉謙信) had battles for 5 times from 1553 to 1564. It is considered as one of the most famous and major battle ever happened in the history of Japan.

2018年11月4日 · Kawanakajima (literally ‘island between the rivers’) was the battlefield of at least five battles between Uesugi Clan and Takeda Clan, led by the two legendary Daimiyo Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen.