Akashi Castle

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Akashi Castle
明石城
Akashi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Tatsumi Yagura(r) and Hitsujisaru Yagura(l)
Akashi Castle Show map of Hyōgo Prefecture Akashi Castle Show map of Japan
Coordinates	34°39′09″N 134°59′30″E / 34.65250°N 134.99167°E / 34.65250; 134.99167
Type	flatland-style Japanese castle
Site information
Condition	Ruins, save two yagura and a connecting wall
Site history
Built	1617 to 1619
Built by	Ogasawara Tadazane
In use	1619 to 1874
Demolished	1874
National Historic Site of Japan Important Cultural Properties of Japan

Akashi Castle (明石城, Akashi-jō) was an Edo period Japanese castle located in the city of Akashi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It was also known as Kiharu Castle (喜春城, Kiharu-jō) or Kinkō Castle (錦江城, Kinkō-jō). Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1957.^[1]