Komoro Castle

Komoro Castle
小諸城
Komoro, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
San-no-mon gate of Komoro Castle
Komoro Castle 小諸城 is located in Nagano Prefecture
Komoro Castle 小諸城
Komoro Castle
小諸城
Komoro Castle 小諸城 is located in Japan
Komoro Castle 小諸城
Komoro Castle
小諸城
Coordinates36°19′38.41″N 138°25′2.09″E / 36.3273361°N 138.4172472°E / 36.3273361; 138.4172472
Typehirayama-style Japanese castle
Site information
Open to
the public
yes
Site history
Built1554
Built byTakeda Shingen or Yamamoto Kansuke (general)
In useSengoku-Edo period
Demolished1871
Plan of Komoro Castle. The red square = Remains of Tenshukaku

Komoro Castle (小諸城, Komoro-jō) is a Japanese castle located in the city of Komoro, central Nagano Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Komoro Castle was home to a junior branch of the Makino clan, daimyō of Komoro Domain. It was also known as Ana-jō (穴城, castle which is located in a place that is lower than jôkamachi) or Hakatsuru-jō (白鶴城, White Crane Castle). Today, it is open to public as Kaikoen (懐古園).