country, 356 engagements

Battles in Japan

356 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Japan: 198 battles, 154 sieges and 4 naval actions between 1057 and 1953. The wars with most engagements here: Genpei War (26), Boshin War (16), Genkō War (10), Siege of Osaka (9).

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356 placed engagements. Present-day coastlines; larger marks are landmark engagements.

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Engagements by date

Date	Engagement	Place	War
1057	Battle of Kawasaki	Kawasaki Village	Zenkunen War
1062	Siege of Kuriyagawa	Kuriyagawa Palisade	Zenkunen War
July 1156	Siege of Shirakawa-den	Shirakawa Barrier	Hōgen rebellion
19 January 1160	Siege of Sanjō Palace	Heian-kyō	Heiji rebellion
1179	Battle of Tsuhokamiyama	Hōki Province
20 June 1180	Battle of Uji	Uji	Genpei War
14 September 1180	Battle of Ishibashiyama	Ishibashi	Genpei War
17 September 1180	Siege of Kinugasa Castle	Kinugasa Castle	Genpei War
9 November 1180	Battle of Fujigawa	Fuji River	Genpei War
22 November 1180	Siege of Kanasa Castle	Kanasagō	Genpei War
December 1180	Iyo Kono Uprising	Mount Takanawa	Genpei War
15 January 1181	Siege of Nara	Nara	Genpei War
8 June 1181	Battle of Sunomata-gawa	Nagara River	Genpei War
26 July 1181	Battle of Yokotagawara	Yokota Castle	Genpei War
April 1183	Siege of Hiuchi	Yunoo Pass	Genpei War
31 May 1183	Battle of Hannyano	Hannyano	Genpei War
2 June 1183	Battle of Kurikara	Kurikara Pass	Genpei War
3 June 1183	Battle of Shioyama	Shio	Genpei War
22 June 1183	Battle of Shinohara	Shinohara	Genpei War
29 October 1183	Siege of Fukuryūji	Fukuryūji Fortress	Genpei War
17 November 1183	Battle of Mizushima	Mizushima Sea	Genpei War
3 January 1184	Siege of Hōjūjidono	Hōjū-ji Temple	Genpei War
4 March 1184	Battle of Uji	Uji	Genpei War
4 March 1184	Battle of Awazu	Otsu	Genpei War
18 March 1184	Battle of Mikusayama	Mount Mikusa	Genpei War
20 March 1184	Battle of Ichi-no-Tani	Fukuhara-kyō	Genpei War
10 January 1185	Battle of Kojima	Fujito	Genpei War
4 March 1185	Battle of Ashiyaura	Ashiya	Genpei War
22 March 1185	Battle of Yashima	Yashima	Genpei War
24 March 1185	Battle of Shido	Shido-ji Temple	Genpei War
25 April 1185	Battle of Dan-no-ura	Dan-no-ura	Genpei War
27 November 1185	Battle of Kawajiri	Kanzaki River
1189	Battle of Ishinazaka	Date district	Battle of Ōshū
April 1221	Battle of Uji	Uji	Jōkyū War
October 1274	Battle of Bun'ei	Japan	Mongol invasions and conquests
14 November 1274	Battle of Iki (1274)	Iki Island	Mongol invasions and conquests
1281	Battle of Kōan	Northern Kyushu	Mongol invasions and conquests
1331	Siege of Kasagi	Kasagiyama	Genkō War
21 October 1331	Siege of Akasaka	Shimo-Akasaka Castle	Genkō War
1333	Battle of Bubaigawara	Fuchū	Genkō War
1333	Siege of Chihaya	Chihaya Castle	Genkō War
24 April 1333	Battle of Senjōsan	Mount Senjō (Tottori)	Genkō War
23 June 1333	Battle of Kotesashi	Kotesashi	Genkō War
24 June 1333	Battle of Kumegawa	Yanase River	Genkō War
28 June 1333	Battle of Sekido	Sekido	Genkō War
4 July 1333	Siege of Tōshō-ji	Tōshō-ji Temple	Genkō War
5 July 1333	Siege of Kamakura	Kamakura	Genkō War
8 January 1336	Battle of Tegoshigawara	Abe River
24 January 1336	Battle of Hakone-Takenoshita	Hakone Pass
13 April 1336	Battle of Tatarahama	Tatara	Q334845
4 July 1336	Battle of Minatogawa	Minato River	Q334845
1337	Siege of Sugimoto Castle	Sugimoto Castle
7 April 1337	Siege of Kanegasaki	Kanegasaki Castle
10 June 1338	Battle of Ishizu	Ishizu River
July 1338	Sieges of Kuromaru	Kuromaru	Q334845
1341	Siege of Kanjo and Daihojo	Taihō
4 February 1348	Battle of Shijōnawate	Sasara district	Q334845
15 March 1351	Battle of Uchidehama	Uchide	Kannō disturbance
January 1352	Siege of Hachiman	Iwashimizu Hachimangū	Kannō disturbance
1355	Battle of Kōnai		Kannō disturbance
29 August 1359	Battle of Chikugo River	Chikugo River
1368	Battle of Urushi-gawa	Urushikawa
1417	Battle of Seyahara	Seya-ku	Uesugi Zenshū's Rebellion
26 August 1440	Siege of Yūki	Yuki Castle
30 January 1461	Siege of Dakeyama Castle	Dakeyama Castle
22 February 1467	Battle of Goryō	Kamigoryō Shrine	Ōnin War
16 October 1467	Battle of Higashi-iwakura	Nanzen-ji Temple	Ōnin War
25 May 1477	Battle of Egota-Numabukurohara	Egota	Nagao Kageharu Rebellion
14 November 1477	Siege of Wakae Castle	Wakae Castle	Ōnin War
2 January 1479	Battle of Sakainehara	Shimōsa Province	Kyōtoku Incident
1485	Battle of Makadobaru	Q11584315
17 August 1499	Siege of Mount Hiei	Mount Hiei
1506	Battle of Kuzuryū-gawa	Kuzuryū River
1506	Siege of Imahashi	Yoshida Castle
1508	Battle of Bōgane	Sone Hills
4 July 1509	Battle of Nyoigatake	Mount Nyoigatake	Q11550142
1510	Battle of Nagamorihara		Eiji War
1510	Siege of Gongenyama	Gongen'yama Castle
19 August 1511	Battle of Ashiyagawara	Ashiya River	Q11550142
25 September 1511	Battle of Funaokayama	Mount Funaoka	Q11550142
4 September 1514	Battle of Takebayashi	Utsunomiya
11 July 1516	Siege of Arai	Arai Castle
5 November 1517	Battle of Arita-Nakaide	Yamagata district
1521	Battle of Gyōnindai	Kogane Castle
1523	Battle of Saruyama
25 July 1523	Siege of Kagamiyama Castle	Kagamiyama Castle
17 February 1524	Siege of Edo	Takanawa
15 December 1526	Siege of Kamakura	Tsurugaoka Hachimangū
15 March 1527	Battle of Katsuragawara	Katsura River	Q11550142
1530	Battle of Ozawahara
1530	Battle of Tadenawate	Seifukuji Castle
17 July 1531	Daimotsu Kuzure	Settsu Province	Q11550142
23 September 1532	Siege of Yamashina Hongan-ji	Yamashina Hongan-ji	Kyoroku Astronomical Rebellion
18 May 1534	Battle of Seibagaharu	Mount Ōmure
5 December 1535	Battle of Idano	Mikawa Province
1536	Battle of Un no Kuchi
1537	Siege of Musashi-Matsuyama	Matsuyama Castle
1537	Siege of Kawagoe	Kawagoe
17 January 1537	Battle of Fusenonhai	Ishidani-chō
29 October 1538	First Battle of Kōnodai	Kōnodai Castle
1539	Battle of Ichiki Tsurumaru Castle
9 October 1539	Battle of Momotsugi
1540	Siege of Koriyama	Yoshida-Kōriyama Castle
1540	Battle of Anjō	Anjō Castle
1541	Siege of Uehara	Uehara Castle
1541	Battle of Unnodaira	Chiisagata district
1542	Siege of Kuwabara	Kuwabara Castle
1542	Siege of Gassan Toda	Gassantoda Castle
1542	Siege of Fukuyo	Fukuyo Castle
25 March 1542	Battle of Sezawa	Suwa district
2 April 1542	Battle of Taiheiji	Chishiki-ji
August 1542	Battle of Ankokuji
19 September 1542	Battle of Azukizaka	Nukata district
2 November 1542	Battle of Miyagawa	Miya River
1543	Siege of Nagakubo	Nagakubo Castle
1544	Siege of Kojinyama	Kojinyama Fortress
1544	Siege of Kōriyama Castle	Kōriyama
1544	Siege of Tochio Castle	Tochio Castle
16 August 1544	Funo Kuzure	Funo
1545	Siege of Takatō	Takatō Castle
1545	Siege of Ryūgasaki	Ryūgasaki Domain
21 September 1545	Battle of Fox Bridge	Motoyoshiwara
October 1545	Siege of Kawagoe Castle	Kawagoe Castle
1546	Siege of Shika Castle	Shikano Castle
6 August 1547	Battle of Shariji
1548	Battle of Azukizaka
23 March 1548	Battle of Uedahara	Ueda
22 August 1548	Battle of Shiojiritōge	Shiojiri Pass
1549	Siege of Fukashi	Matsumoto Castle
1549	Siege of Kajiki	Kajiki Castle
6 July 1549	Siege of Eguchi	Eguchishiro Castle
7 October 1549	Battle of Kitsuregawa-Sōtomezaka	Q11419249
1550	Sieges of Toishi	Toishi Castle
28 December 1550	Siege of Nakao Castle	Nakao Castle
1551	Tainei-ji incident	Tainei-ji Temple
3 February 1551	Siege of Sakato Castle	Sakado Castle
15 August 1551	Battle of Shōkoku-ji	Shōkoku-ji Temple
10 May 1552	Battle of Akatsuka	Narumi Castle
4 September 1552	Battle of Kiyosu	Kayazu
1553	Battles of Kawanakajima	Kawanakajima
1553	Siege of Katsurao	Katsurao Castle
1553	Battle of Fuse	Shinonoi
1554	Siege of Matsuo	Matsuo Castle
1554	Siege of Kiso Fukushima	Fukushima Castle
1554	Siege of Kannomine	Kannomine Castle
1554	Siege of Iwatsurugi Castle	Iwatsurugi Castle
1554	Siege of Sanbonmatsu Castle	Tsuwano Castle
25 February 1554	Siege of Muraki	Chita district
4 July 1554	Battle of Oshikibata	Saeki district
1555	Battle of Saigawa	Saigawa River	Battles of Kawanakajima
16 October 1555	Battle of Miyajima	Itsukushima	Three Surprise Attacks of Japan
1556	Oshibara Kuzure	Yamabuki Castle
1556	Siege of Amakazari	Mount Amakazari
April 1556	Battle of Nagara-gawa	Nagara River
27 September 1556	Battle of Inō	Nazuka-chō
1557	Battle of Uenohara	Motodoyama Castle	Battles of Kawanakajima
February 1557	Siege of Katsurayama	Katsurayama Castle	Battles of Kawanakajima
1558	Battle of Ukino	Ukino
1558	Battle of Ishigasegawa
May 1558	Siege of Terabe	Terabe Castle
June 1558	Siege of Iwakura	Iwakura Castle	Iwakura Castle
1559	Battle of Gōrozaka	Yamabuki Castle
1560	Siege of Marune	hirayamajiro	Three Surprise Attacks of Japan
1560	Battle of Norada	Hida
1560	Siege of Karasawayama Castle	Karasawa Castle
12 June 1560	Battle of Okehazama	Okehazama	Three Surprise Attacks of Japan
1561	Siege of Odawara	Odawara Castle
1561	Siege of Moji	Moji Castle	Japanese–Portuguese conflicts
1561	Battle of Moribe
28 May 1561	Battle of Zenmyōtsutsumi
August 1561	Battle of Kawanakajima	Old Battlefield of Kawanakajima	Battles of Kawanakajima
21 October 1561	Battle of Fujinaminawate	Tōjō Castle
1562	Siege of Kaminojo	Gamagōri-shi
2 January 1562	Battle of Namanoyama
8 April 1562	Battle of Kumeda	Kumeda-dera Temple
20 May 1562	Battle of Kyōkōji	Q11499470
1563	Siege of Musashi-Matsuyama	Matsuyama Castle
1564	Second Battle of Kōnodai	Kōnodai Castle
15 January 1564	Battle of Azukizaka	Nukata district
7 June 1564	Battle of Sannōdō	Makabe district
1565	Siege of Kuragano	Kuragano Castle	Q109359795
August 1565	Siege of Gassan Toda	Gassantoda Castle
22 September 1565	Siege of Dōhora	Dōhora Castle
18 October 1565	Battle of Fukuda Bay	Fukuda	Japanese–Portuguese conflicts
1566	Siege of Minowa	Minowa Castle
10 April 1566	Siege of Usui Castle	Usui Castle
1567	Battle of Yasumimatsu	Koshozan Castle
1567	Battle of Myōzenji
25 September 1567	Battle of Mifuneyama	Mount Mifune
27 September 1567	Siege of Inabayama Castle	Gifu Castle
1568	Siege of Hachigata	Hachigata Castle
2 October 1568	Battle of Kannonji Castle	Mitsukuri Castle
1569	Siege of Odawara	Odawara Castle
1569	Siege of Kakegawa	Kakegawa Castle
1569	Siege of Kanbara	Kanbara
1569	Battle of Tatarahama	Tatara
1569	Siege of Oguchi Castle	Oguchi Castle
1569	Siege of Tachibana	Tachibana Castle
1569	Battle of Yanagare
1569	Siege of Okawachi Castle	Okawachi Castle
1569	Siege of Matsukura Castle	Matsukura Castle
1569	Battle of Aoyama-Kawarakeyama
16 November 1569	Battle of Mimasetōge	Q11354817
18 November 1569	Ouchi Teruhiro Rebellion	Yamaguchi
1570	Siege of Kanegasaki	Kanegasaki Castle
1570	Sieges of Nagashima	Nagashima Castle	Ishiyama Hongan-ji War
1570	Siege of Chōkō-ji	Chōkō-ji Castle
1570	Siege of Hanazawa	Hanazawa Castle
20 March 1570	Battle of Fubeyama
6 July 1570	Battle of Yasugawara	Yasu district
30 July 1570	Battle of Anegawa	Anegawa River
19 September 1570	Battle of Imayama
17 November 1570	Battle of Hiratsukahara	Niihari district
1571	Siege of Fukazawa	Fukazawa Castle
1571	Battle of Tonegawa	Kōzuke Province
1571	Siege of Nirengi Castle	Nirengi Castle
17 September 1571	Battle of Shiraikawara	Ibaraki River
29 September 1571	Siege of Mount Hiei	Mount Hiei
1572	Siege of Futamata	Futamata Castle	Operation Nishikami
1572	Siege of Iwamura Castle	Iwamura Castle
1572	Battle of Shiritarezaka	Q11464878
14 June 1572	Battle of Kizaki	Q11583155
18 November 1572	Battle of Hitokotozaka		Operation Nishikami
December 1572	Siege of Noda Castle	Noda Castle	Operation Nishikami
1573	Siege of Odani Castle	Odani Castle
1573	Siege of Ichijōdani Castle	Ichijōdani Asakura Family Historic Ruins
1573	Siege of Hikida Castle	Hikida Castle
1573	Siege of Wakae Castle	Wakae Castle
1573	Siege of Uezakura Castle	Uezakura Castle
1573	Siege of Tottori Castle	Tottori Castle
25 January 1573	Battle of Mikatagahara	Mikatahara	Operation Nishikami
28 August 1573	Battle of Tottori
1574	Siege of Itami	Itami Castle
1574	First Siege of Takatenjin	Takatenjin Castle	Sieges of Takatenjin
1574	Siege of Tenjinyama Castle	Tenjinyama Castle (Bizen)
1574	Battle of Takatenjin
18 February 1574	Siege of Akechi Castle	Akechi Castle
2 May 1574	Siege of Takaya Castle	Takaya Castle	Ishiyama Hongan-ji War
1575	Siege of Yoshida Castle	Yoshida Castle
1575	Battle of Shimantogawa	Shimanto River
1575	Siege of Kuroi Castle	Kuroi Castle
28 June 1575	Battle of Nagashino	Nagashino Castle
1576	Siege of Nanao	Nanao Castle
April 1576	Siege of Mitsuji	Shitennō-ji Temple	Ishiyama Hongan-ji War
3 June 1576	Battle of Tennōji	Tennōji	Ishiyama Hongan-ji War
July 1576	Battles of Kizugawaguchi	Kizu River	Ishiyama Hongan-ji War
7 August 1576	First Battle of Kizugawaguchi	Kizu River	Ishiyama Hongan-ji War
September 1576	Siege of Takabaru	Fort Takabaru
1577	Siege of Shigisan	Shigisan Castle
3 November 1577	Battle of Tedorigawa	Tedori River
1578	Siege of Miki	Miki Castle	Chūgoku Campaign
1578	Battle of Mimigawa	Niiniin Taka Castle
1578	Siege of Kōzuki Castle	Kōzuki Castle	Chūgoku Campaign
17 March 1578	Siege of Otate	Uesugi Castle
3 November 1578	Battle of Tsukiokano	Tsukioka
1579	Siege of Itami	Itami Castle	Chūgoku Campaign
1579	Battle of Roppagawa
March 1580	Battle of Omosu	Suruga Bay
1581	Siege of Hijiyama	Ueno
22 March 1581	Second Siege of Takatenjin	Takatenjin Castle	Sieges of Takatenjin
April 1581	Siege of Tottori	Tottori Castle	Chūgoku Campaign
17 September 1581	Siege of Minamata Castle	Minamata
1582	Siege of Takamatsu	Takamatsu Castle	Chūgoku Campaign
1582	Siege of Takatō	Takatō Castle	Kōshū Conquest
1582	Battle of Uchidehama
18 March 1582	Battle of Hachihama	Hachihamachō
3 April 1582	Battle of Tenmokuzan	Mount Tenmoku	Kōshū Conquest
May 1582	Siege of Uozu	Uozu Castle
19 June 1582	Battle of Kannagawa	Kami district
2 July 1582	Battle of Yamazaki	Yamazaki Castle
13 September 1582	Battle of Nakatomigawa	Shōzui Castle
22 November 1582	Battle of Yōkamachi	Yoshiki district
1583	Battle of Hiketa	Hiketa Castle
11 June 1583	Battle of Shizugatake	Shizugatake
1584	Battle of Komaki and Nagakute	Komakiyama Castle
1584	Siege of Kaganoi	Kiso River
1584	Siege of Kanie	Kanie Castle
1584	Siege of Iwasaki Castle	Iwasaki Castle	Battle of Komaki and Nagakute
4 May 1584	Battle of Okitanawate	Shimabara Peninsula
22 August 1584	Siege of Takehana	Hashima
12 October 1584	Siege of Suemori	Suemori Castle
1585	Siege of Ōta Castle	Ōta Castle
1585	Siege of Negoro-ji	Negoro-ji Temple	Battle of Kishuu
1585	Battle of Tianzheng	Kaneko Castle	Shikoku Campaign
August 1585	Siege of Toyama	Toyama Castle	Q11356994
1586	Siege of Iwaya Castle	Iwaya Castle
6 January 1586	Battle of Hitotoribashi	Mutsu Province
27 July 1586	Siege of Tachibanayama Castle	Tachibana Castle
1587	Battle of Takajō		Q11356994
1587	Siege of Akizuki	Oguma Castle	Q11356994
1587	Siege of Ganjaku	Ganjaku San	Q11356994
1587	Siege of Kagoshima	Kagoshima	Q11356994
20 January 1587	Battle of Hetsugigawa	Ōno River
6 June 1587	Battle of Sendaigawa	Sendai River	Q11356994
1588	Battle of Jūgorigahara	Tagawa district
17 July 1589	Battle of Suriagehara	Mount Bandai	Date Masamune
1590	Siege of Oshi	Oshi Castle
1590	Siege of Hachigata	Hachigata Castle
May 1590	Siege of Odawara	Odawara Castle	Q130436
May 1590	Siege of Shimoda	Shimoda
1591	Siege of Kunohe	Kunohe Castle
1600	Siege of Ueda	Ueda Castle
1600	Siege of Tanabe	Tanabe Castle
1600	Siege of Ōtsu	Ōtsu Castle
1600	Siege of Hasedō	Hasedō Castle	Keichō Dewa Campaign
1600	Siege of Hataya	Hataya Castle
1600	Siege of Uto	Uto Castle	Sekigahara Campaign
1600	Siege of Yanagawa	Yanagawa Castle
September 1600	Siege of Fushimi	Fushimi Castle
1 September 1600	Siege of Shiroishi	Shiroishi Castle
September 1600	Siege of Kaminoyama	Kaminoyama Castle	Keichō Dewa Campaign
16 September 1600	Battle of Asainawate	Asai
29 September 1600	Battle of Komeno	Komeno
30 September 1600	Battle of Gifu Castle	Gifu Castle
1 October 1600	Siege of Anotsu Castle	Tsu Castle
7 October 1600	Siege of Hachiman Castle	Gujō Hachiman Castle
19 October 1600	Battle of Ishigakibaru	Ishigaki
20 October 1600	Battle of Kuisegawa	Kuise River
21 October 1600	Battle of Sekigahara	Sekigahara	Sekigahara Campaign
21 October 1600	Siege of Ōgaki Castle	Ōgaki Castle
26 December 1600	Battle of Imafuku	Yamato River	Siege of Osaka
8 November 1614	Siege of Osaka	Osaka Castle
26 December 1614	Battle of Shigino	Yamato River	Siege of Osaka
29 December 1614	Battle of Bakurōbuchi	Kizu River	Siege of Osaka
1615	Summer Siege of Osaka	Osaka Castle	Siege of Osaka
3 January 1615	Siege of Sanada Maru	Sanada Maru	Siege of Osaka
26 May 1615	Battle of Kashii	Hine district	Siege of Osaka
2 June 1615	Battle of Yao	Yao	Siege of Osaka
3 June 1615	Battle of Dōmyōji	Dōmyōji	Siege of Osaka
3 June 1615	Battle of Tennōji	Tennōji	Siege of Osaka
15 August 1863	Bombardment of Kagoshima	Kagoshima
31 January 1868	Battle of Toba-Fushimi	Toba	Boshin War
29 March 1868	Battle of Kōshū-Katsunuma	Katsunuma	Boshin War
10 May 1868	Battle of Utsunomiya Castle	Utsunomiya Castle	Boshin War
10 June 1868	Battle of Shirakawa	Komine Castle	Boshin War
4 July 1868	Battle of Ueno	Ueno	Boshin War
10 August 1868	Battle of Hatchōoki	Q11390453	Boshin War
26 September 1868	Battle of Hatamaki Pass		Boshin War
6 October 1868	Battle of Bonari Pass	Bonari Pass	Boshin War
8 October 1868	Siege of Aizu Castle	Aizuwakamatsu Castle	Boshin War
2 November 1868	Battle of Mount Nagaoka	Sagae	Boshin War
6 November 1868	Battle of Aizu	Aizu	Boshin War
7 November 1868	Battle of Noheji	Noheji	Boshin War
19 November 1868	Battle of Matsuyama	Sōsa district	Boshin War
4 December 1868	Battle of Hakodate	Hokkaidō	Boshin War
6 May 1869	Battle of Miyako Bay	Miyako Bay	Boshin War
24 May 1869	Battle of Futamata	Ōno	Boshin War
19 February 1877	Siege of Kumamoto Castle	Kumamoto Castle	Satsuma Rebellion
24 September 1877	Battle of Shiroyama	Mount Shiroyama	Satsuma Rebellion
19 June 1944	Battle of the Philippine Sea	Philippine Sea	Pacific War
1945	Battle of Okinawa	Okinawa Islands	World War II
8 February 1945	Battle of Iwo Jima	Iwo Jima	Q709352
4 April 1945	Cactus Ridge	Okinawa	World War II
July 1945	Attack on Yokosuka	Yokosuka	Q590545
23 July 1945	Battle of Sagami Bay		World War II
26 March 1953	Battle for Outpost Vegas	Korea	Korean War

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