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Ueda Castle is a Japanese castle located in Ueda, northern Nagano Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Ueda Castle was home to a junior branch of the Matsudaira clan, daimyō of Ueda Domain, but the castle is better known for its association with the Sengoku period Sanada clan. It was also called or.SituationUeda Castle is located on a hill overlooking a branch of the Chikuma River at the northeast edge of the Nagano plain, which forms part of its southern defences and acts as a moat.The Central Bailey, also with moats and earthen ramparts. The adjacent Third Bailey (San-no-maru), had additional yagura, of which only the foundation bases remain, and contained the main residence of the daimyō (which was also protected by a moat), gardens and work area, and the main gate (Ōtemon) of the castle. Most of the area of the former Third Bailey is now occupied by the Ueda High School.