Sakura Castle

Sakura Castle
佐倉城
Sakura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Sakura Castle grounds
Sakura Castle is located in Chiba Prefecture
Sakura Castle
Sakura Castle
Sakura Castle is located in Japan
Sakura Castle
Sakura Castle
Coordinates35°43′19″N 140°13′00″E / 35.7220°N 140.2167°E / 35.7220; 140.2167
TypeJapanese castle
Site information
Open to
the public
yes
Conditionruins
Site history
Built1532-1555
Built byChiba Kunitane, Doi Toshikatsu
In useEdo period
Demolished1873

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]

  1. ^ "日本100名城" (in Japanese). Japan Castle Foundation. Retrieved 29 May 2016.