Takatenjin Castle | |
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高天神城 | |
Kakegawa, Shizuoka, Japan | |
Coordinates | 34°41′54.59″N 138°2′6.98″E / 34.6984972°N 138.0352722°E |
Type | yamashiro-style Japanese castle |
Site information | |
Controlled by | Imagawa clan, Takeda clan |
Condition | Ruins |
Site history | |
Built | Year Unknown |
In use | until 1581 |
Takatenjin Castle (高天神城, Takatenjin-jō) was a Sengoku period yamashiro-style Japanese castle located in the Kamihijikata and Shimohijikata neighborhoods of the city of Kakegawa, Shizuoka prefecture. The ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1975, with the area under protection extended in 2007.[1]