Amagasaki Castle

Amagasaki Castle
尼崎城
Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Reconstructed tenshu (keep) of Amagasaki Castle
Amagasaki Castle is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Amagasaki Castle
Amagasaki Castle
Amagasaki Castle is located in Japan
Amagasaki Castle
Amagasaki Castle
Coordinates34°42′51.757″N 135°25′14.005″E / 34.71437694°N 135.42055694°E / 34.71437694; 135.42055694
Typeflatland-style Japanese castle)
Site information
Conditionreconstructed tenshu
Site history
Built1617
Built byToda Ujikane
Demolished1873
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Amagasaki Castle (尼崎城, Amagasaki-jō) was a flatland type Japanese castle located in the city of Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The castle was the headquarters of Amagasaki Domain, which ruled this portion of northern Settsu Province under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo Period Japan. The castle was destroyed in the early Meiji period, but a portion was reconstructed in 2018.[1][2]