Hataya Castle
Hataya Castle was a castle built in Dewa Province, Japan. It is located in the town of Yamanobe in the Higashimurayama [District, Yamagata|Higashimurayama District] of Yamagata Prefecture. It was the location of the Siege of Hataya in 1600, during which the castle's garrison of 300 men led by Eguchi Gohei was besieged by a 20,000 man force led by Naoe Kanetsugu. The garrison was defeated after a short siege.