Murakami Domain

Murakami Domain
村上藩
under Tokugawa shogunate Japan
1598–1871
CapitalMurakami Castle
Area
 • Coordinates38°13′11.46″N 139°29′6.00″E / 38.2198500°N 139.4850000°E / 38.2198500; 139.4850000
 • TypeDaimyō
Historical eraEdo period
• Established
1598
• Disestablished
1871
Today part ofpart of Niigata Prefecture
site of the donjon of Murakami Castle, administrative center of Murakami Domain
Shibata and Murakami Domains in the Edo period

Murakami Domain (村上藩, Murakami-han) was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Echigo Province (modern-day Niigata Prefecture), Japan. It was centered on Murakami Castle in what is now the city of Murakami, Niigata.[1]

  1. ^ "Echigo Province" at JapaneseCastleExplorer.com; retrieved 2013-4-7.