Mizuki Castle

Mizuki Castle
水城跡
Ōnojō, Fukuoka, Japan
Mizuki Castle ruins
TypeKorean-style fortress
Site information
ConditionRuins
Site history
Builtc.660s
Built byYamato court
In useAsuka period
Mizuki Castle is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Mizuki Castle
Buzen Kokufu
Buzen Kokufu
Dazaifu
Dazaifu
Asakura Palace?
Asakura Palace?
Mizuki Castle
Mizuki Castle
Mizuki Castle
Mizuki Castle
Mizuki Castle
Mizuki Castle
Mizuki Castle
Mizuki Castle
Mizuki Castle
Mizuki Castle
Chikugo Kokufu
Chikugo Kokufu
Mizuki
Mizuki
Mizuki Castle (Fukuoka Prefecture)
Mizuki Castle is located in Japan
Mizuki Castle
Buzen Kokufu
Buzen Kokufu
Dazaifu
Dazaifu
Asakura Palace?
Asakura Palace?
Mizuki Castle
Mizuki Castle
Mizuki Castle
Mizuki Castle
Mizuki Castle
Mizuki Castle
Mizuki Castle
Mizuki Castle
Mizuki Castle
Mizuki Castle
Chikugo Kokufu
Chikugo Kokufu
Mizuki
Mizuki
Mizuki Castle (Japan)
Map

Mizuki Castle (水城跡, Mizuki-jō ato) was an ancient castle (also known as a Korean-style fortresses in Japan (朝鮮式山城, Chōsen-shiki yamajiro) straddling the border of the cities of Ōnojō, Dazaifu, and Kasuga, Fukuoka Prefecture Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1921, and raised to a Special National Historic Site since 1953 with the area under protection expanded in 2013.[1]

  1. ^ "水城跡". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 15 September 2023.