Tatebeyashi Castle 館林城 | |
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Tatebayashi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan | |
Coordinates | 36°14′39.25″N 139°32′28.8″E / 36.2442361°N 139.541333°E |
Type | flatland-style Japanese castle |
Site information | |
Open to the public | yes |
Site history | |
Built | 15th century rebuilt 1590 |
Built by | Akai Terumitsu, Sakakibara Yasumasa |
In use | Edo period |
Demolished | 1872 |
Tatebayashi Castle (館林城, Tatebayashi-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Tatebayashi, southern Gunma Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Tatebayashi Castle was home to the Akimoto clan, daimyō of Tatebayashi Domain, but the castle was ruled by a large number of different clans over its history. The castle was also known as "Obiki-jō" (尾曳城).