Uto Castle

Uto Castle
宇土城
Uto, Kumamoto Japan
Reconstructed entry to Uto Castle
Uto Castle is located in Kumamoto Prefecture
Uto Castle
Uto Castle
Uto Castle is located in Japan
Uto Castle
Uto Castle
Coordinates32°40′46″N 130°39′11″E / 32.67944°N 130.65306°E / 32.67944; 130.65306
Typeyamajiro-style Japanese castle
Site information
Controlled byHosokawa clan
Open to
the public
yes
ConditionArchaeological and designated national historical site; castle ruins
Site history
In useSengoku - Edo period
Map

Uto Castle (宇土城, Uto-jō) was a Sengoku period flatland-style Japanese castle located in the present-day Furushiro-cho neighborhood of the city of Uto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 2020.[1]

  1. ^ "宇土城城" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 16 October 2023.