Kasama Castle 笠間城 | |
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Kasama, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan | |
Coordinates | 36°22′56.95″N 140°16′2.93″E / 36.3824861°N 140.2674806°E |
Type | mountain-style Japanese castle |
Site information | |
Open to the public | yes |
Site history | |
Built | 1219 |
Built by | Kasama Tomonari |
In use | Edo period |
Demolished | 1868 |
Kasama Castle (笠間城, Kasama-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Kasama, central Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Kasama Castle was home to a junior branch of Makino clan, daimyō of Kasama Domain, but castle and domain went through many changes in clans during the early Edo period.