Sakado Castle

Sakado Castle
坂戸城
Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Site of Sakado Castle
Sakado Castle is located in Niigata Prefecture
Sakado Castle
Sakado Castle
Sakado Castle is located in Japan
Sakado Castle
Sakado Castle
Coordinates37°03′32.65″N 138°53′54.21″E / 37.0590694°N 138.8983917°E / 37.0590694; 138.8983917
Typeyamajiro-style Japanese castle
Site information
Open to
the public
yes
Conditionruins
Site history
Builtc.1400
In useMuromachi-Sengoku period
Demolished1608

Sakado Castle (坂戸城, Sakado-jō) was a Sengoku period yamajiro-style Japanese castle located in the Muikamachi neighborhood of the city of Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. The ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1979.[1]

  1. ^ "坂戸城跡". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 23 October 2018.