| Yamanaka Castle | |
|---|---|
山中城 | |
| Mishima, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan | |
 Unique Checkerboard Moats of Yamanaka Castle | |
 Earthen works of Yamanaka Castle | |
  Yamanaka Castle  Yamanaka Castle | |
| Coordinates | 35°09′23.03″N 138°59′32.71″E / 35.1563972°N 138.9924194°E |
| Type | Yamajiro-style Japanese castle |
| Site information | |
| Open to the public | yes |
| Condition | ruins |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1469-1487, |
| Built by | Hōjō Ujiyasu |
| In use | Sengoku period |
| Demolished | 1590 |
| Battles/wars | Siege of Odawara (1590) |
Yamanaka Castle (山中城, Yamanaka-jō) was a Sengoku period yamajiro-style Japanese castle, built by the Odawara Hōjō clan in Tagata District, Izu Province, in what is now eastern Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The ruins have been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1988.[1]