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Battle of Nagashino

Battle of Nagashino was a battle fought on 28 June 1575 at Nagashino Castle, in what is now Japan. The recorded result: Oda–Tokugawa victory. Recorded strength: 38,000–72,000 against 15,000–20,000.

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Battle of Nagashino map folding screen (byōbu). It happened on 28 June 1575 in Nagashino, Mikawa Province, Japan. Made in the Edo period (late) (around 1750 to 1850), 195.5 cm long x 363.0 cm wide.
Battle of Nagashino map folding screen (byōbu). It happened on 28 June 1575 in Nagashino, Mikawa Province, Japan. Made in the Edo period (late) (around 1750 to 1850), 195.5 cm long x 363.0 cm wide.. Unknown author (Edo period, circa 18th century), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought28 June 1575
WhereNagashino Castle, Japan34.921N, 137.525E
OutcomeOda–Tokugawa victory
BelligerentsOda clan; Tokugawa clanagainstTakeda clan
Casualties and losses6,000 killedand10,000 killed

Record

Date28 June 1575
PlaceNagashino Castle, Japan
34.921N, 137.525E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength38,000–72,00015,000–20,000
Casualties and losses6,000 killed10,000 killed
Commanders
  • Takeda Katsuyori
  • Takeda Nobukado
  • Takeda Nobuzane
  • Ichijō Nobutatsu
  • Takeda Nobutoyo
  • Anayama Nobutada
Battle of NagashinoBattle of NagashinoSiege of Noda CastleSiege of Nirengi CastleSiege of Yoshida CastleSiege of ImahashiBattle of MikatagaharaSiege of Noda CastleSiege of Nirengi CastleNagoyaKyotoTsuGifuFukuiKōfuKawagoe100 km34.921N, 137.525E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Nagashino
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 50 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Nagashino today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2025-06-05. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025.

The recorded site stands at about 82 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 18 to 690 m, 673 m of relief, steep country and today it is 67% tree cover, 18% built-up, 7% cropland.

tree cover: 67%built-up: 18%cropland: 7%grassland: 6%tree cover 67%built-up 18%cropland 7%grassland 6%
west to east, 10.0 km50 to 456 mnorth to south, 10.0 km41 to 472 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

Elsewhere in 1575

Battle of Nagashino is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 481 in present-day Japan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q428369, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Nagashino, revision 1381491432, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.