>>> With his army scattered, Yoshikage fled to his capital city, but remained there only a day before retreating farther inland.
Nobunaga pursued Yoshikage’s trail to Ichijodani, not knowing that he was already gone. At this point, the city would have had few defenders, and Nobunaga showed little restraint. On August 18, 1573, his forces torched the city.
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>>> With his army scattered, Yoshikage fled to his capital city, but remained there only a day before retreating farther inland. Nobunaga pursued Yoshikage’s trail to Ichijodani, not knowing that he was already gone. At this point, the city would have had few defenders, and Nobunaga showed little restraint. On August 18, 1573, his forces torched the city. >>>
This is how this site, became a lost city.