Siege of Moji

Siege of Moji
	Part of the Sengoku period and Japanese–Portuguese conflicts
	; The site of the ruined Moji castle
Date	1561
Location	Moji, Japan
Result	Mōri clan victory
Belligerents
Mōri clan	Ōtomo clan; Portuguese traders;
Commanders and leaders
Mōri Takamoto; Kobayakawa Takakage; Murakami Takeyoshi; Nomi Munekatsu; Kodama Narikata; Horitate Iki-no-kami; Niho Takayasu;	Ōtomo Sōrin; Ōtomo Chikasada; Tachibana Dōsetsu; Tawara Chikataka; Usuki Akihaya; Imi Danjo Saemon;
Strength
	3 Portuguese ships; 17 or 18 cannons

The siege of Moji (門司城の戦い, Moji-jō no tatakai) was a siege in 1561 against the castle of Moji in Japan. The castle belonged to the Mōri clan, whose capital was the city of Yamaguchi.

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