Hiki

Hiki lies on the western edge of the Kantō plain in Musashi. Matsuyama Castle commanded the approaches between the plain and the hills, and became a contested stronghold in the wars of the sixteenth century. The Ueda family, local lords of Hiki, served the Ōgigayatsu Uesugi before coming under the power of the Hōjō of Odawara. Rival armies repeatedly sought the castle as the balance of power shifted across the region.