| Murakami Castle | |
|---|---|
村上城 | |
| Murakami, Niigata Prefecture, Japan | |
 Monument marking site of Main Keep of Murakami Castle | |
  Murakami Castle  Murakami Castle | |
| Coordinates | 38°13′11.46″N 139°29′6.00″E / 38.2198500°N 139.4850000°E |
| Type | hilltop-style Japanese castle |
| Site information | |
| Open to the public | yes |
| Condition | ruins |
| Site history | |
| Built | c. 1500 |
| Built by | Honjō clan |
| In use | Sengoku period, Edo period |
| Demolished | 1868 |
Murakami Castle (村上城, Murakami-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Murakami, northern Niigata Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Murakami Castle was home to a cadet branch of the Naitō clan, daimyō of Murakami Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate. The castle was also known as "Maizuru-jō" (舞鶴城). The ruin been protected as a National Historic Site since 1993.[1] It is about 30 minutes on foot from Murakami Station on the JR East Uetsu Line.