ople ▁executed ▁by ▁Guinea <0x0A> </s> ▁is ▁a ▁hi ray ama - style ▁Japanese ▁castle . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁various ▁f ud ai ▁da im y ō ▁cl ans ▁who ▁ruled ▁over ▁K ak eg awa ▁Domain , ▁T ō t ō mi ▁Province , ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁central ▁K ak eg awa , ▁Sh iz u oka ▁Pref ect ure , ▁Japan . ▁ ▁Background ▁K ak eg awa ▁Castle ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁a ▁small ▁hill ▁in ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁K ak eg awa , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁an ▁important ▁post ▁station ▁on ▁the ▁T ō ka id ō ▁highway ▁connecting ▁Ky oto ▁with ▁eastern ▁Japan ▁since ▁the ▁He ian ▁period . ▁Because ▁of ▁its ▁ge ographical ▁location , ▁K ak eg awa ▁was ▁strateg ic ▁point ▁in ▁cont rolling ▁the ▁eastern ▁half ▁of ▁T ō t ō mi ▁province . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁first ▁K ak eg awa ▁Castle ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁As ah ina ▁Y as u hi ro ▁in ▁the ▁Bun me i ▁era ▁( 1 4 6 9 – 1 4 8 7 ), ▁a ▁retain er ▁of ▁the ▁war l ord ▁Im ag awa ▁Y osh it ada ▁to ▁cons olid ate ▁his ▁hold ings ▁over ▁T ō t ō mi ▁Province . ▁The ▁castle ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁the ▁succeed ing ▁gener ations ▁of ▁the ▁As ah ina ▁cl an . ▁After ▁the ▁defeat ▁of ▁the ▁Im ag awa ▁cl an ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁O ke h az ama , ▁the