Hachigata Castle | |
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鉢形城 | |
Yorii, Saitama, Japan | |
Coordinates | 36°6′35.04″N 139°11′45.54″E / 36.1097333°N 139.1959833°E |
Type | hirayama-style Japanese castle |
Site information | |
Open to the public | Yes |
Condition | ruins |
Site history | |
Built | 1476 |
Built by | Nagao Kageharu |
In use | Muromachi through Sengoku period |
Demolished | 1590 |
Hachigata Castle (鉢形城, Hachigata-jō) was a Sengoku period Japanese castle, located in the town of Yorii, Saitama Prefecture, in the Kantō region of Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1932.[1]