Suwahara Castle

Suwahara Castle
諏訪原城
Shimada, Shizuoka, Japan
Dry moat (Mikazuki moat) of Suwahara Castle
Suwahara Castle is located in Shizuoka Prefecture
Suwahara Castle
Suwahara Castle
Suwahara Castle is located in Japan
Suwahara Castle
Suwahara Castle
Coordinates34°49′4.94″N 138°7′11.4″E / 34.8180389°N 138.119833°E / 34.8180389; 138.119833
Typeyamashiro-style Japanese castle
Site information
Controlled byTakeda clan, Tokugawa clan
Conditionruins
Site history
Built1573
Built byBaba Nobuharu?
Garrison information
Past
commanders
Imagawa Ujizane, Matsudaira Ietada

Suwahara Castle (諏訪原城, Suwahara-jō) was a Sengoku period yamashiro-style Japanese castle located in the Kanaya neighborhood of the city of ShimadaShizuoka prefecture, Japan.[1][2][3] The ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1975.[4]

  1. ^ "諏訪原城" (in Japanese). Shimada City museum official. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  2. ^ "諏訪原城跡" (in Japanese). 島田市観光協会. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  3. ^ "諏訪原城跡" (in Japanese). じゃらん. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  4. ^ "諏訪原城跡". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 September 2018.