Sakura Castle | |
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佐倉城 | |
Sakura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan | |
Coordinates | 35°43′19″N 140°13′00″E / 35.7220°N 140.2167°E |
Type | Japanese castle |
Site information | |
Open to the public | yes |
Condition | ruins |
Site history | |
Built | 1532-1555 |
Built by | Chiba Kunitane, Doi Toshikatsu |
In use | Edo period |
Demolished | 1873 |
Sakura Castle (佐倉城, Sakura-jō) was a 17th-century castle, now in ruins, in Sakura, Chiba Prefecture. It was designated one of Japan's Top 100 Castles by the Japanese Castle Foundation.[1]