Siege of Odawara (1561)

First Siege of Odawara
Part of Sengoku period

One corner tower of Odawara Castle today
Date1561
Location35°15′2.99″N 139°9′13.00″E / 35.2508306°N 139.1536111°E / 35.2508306; 139.1536111
Result
  • Hōjō victory
  • Uesugi withdrawal, castle town burned
Belligerents
Uesugi clan forces Hōjō clan forces
Commanders and leaders
Uesugi Kenshin
Uesugi Norimasa
Satomi Yoshihiro
Oda Ujiharu
Utsunomiya Hirotsuna
Satake Yoshiaki
Oyama Hidetsuna
Nasu Suketane
Ōta Sukemasa
Mita Tsunahide
Narita Nagayasu
Hōjō Ujiyasu
Hōjō Ujimasa
Hōjō Ujiteru
Hōjō Tsunashige
Strength
90,000–113,000 15,000
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture
Siege of Odawara (1561) (Japan)

In the 1561 siege of Odawara, a battle of Japan's Sengoku period, Uesugi Kenshin attacked Odawara castle. This was the first of several sieges which would befall Odawara castle, the home castle of the Hōjō clan.