Sunomata Castle

Sunomata Castle is a Japanese fortress in Ogaki in Gifu Prefecture on the confluence of the Kizu and Nagara rivers. It is likewise known as the Sunomata Ichiya Castle because of the legend that it become built in one night. Citadel turned into constructed through Toyotomi Hideyoshi, at the time a minor retainer of Oda Nobunaga, even as they were urgent the Siege of Inabayama Castle in the mid-16th century. "The paintings of building at Sunomata become done via a band of adventurers beneath the path of a nearby robber baron named Hachisuka.

Hideyoshi used pre-built sections to position up the fort and it turned into completed so fast that it appeared that it changed into carried out in a single day, even though the work took several days to complete. Hideyoshi's success with the development of this fortress significantly raised his prestige and standing with Nobunaga, and marked the start of his rise to repute. The "fort" become extra of a timber walled fortress, with simple watchtowers, wood palisades, and dry moats. In truth, it was more of a border castle than a full sized castle, and turned into meant to intimidate, wonder and demoralize the enemy.