Minakuchi Castle

Minakuchi Castle
水口城
Kōka, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Minakuchi Castle's reconstructed yagura
Minakuchi Castle is located in Shiga Prefecture
Minakuchi Castle
Minakuchi Castle
Minakuchi Castle is located in Japan
Minakuchi Castle
Minakuchi Castle
Coordinates34°58′14″N 136°09′52″E / 34.970446°N 136.164583°E / 34.970446; 136.164583
Typehirashiro-style Japanese castle
Site information
Open to
the public
yes
Conditionpartial reconstruction
Site history
Built1634 (1634)
Built byTokugawa Iemitsu
In useEdo period
Demolished1871
layout of Minakuchi Castle
Another view of the yagura

Minakuchi Castle (水口城, Minakuchi-jō), is a hirashiro-style Japanese castle located in the former town of Minakuchi, in the city of Kōka, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The castle is also known as Hekisui Castle