Numata Castle

Numata Castle
沼田城
Numata, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
ruins of Numata Castle
Numata Castle 沼田城 is located in Gunma Prefecture
Numata Castle 沼田城
Numata Castle
沼田城
Numata Castle 沼田城 is located in Japan
Numata Castle 沼田城
Numata Castle
沼田城
Coordinates36°38′55.4″N 139°2′20.5″E / 36.648722°N 139.039028°E / 36.648722; 139.039028
Typehilltop-style Japanese castle
Site information
Open to
the public
yes
Site history
Built1532
rebuilt 1597, 1703
Built byNumata Akiyasu, Sanada Nobuyuki, Honda Masanaga
In useEdo period
Demolished1681, 1872

Numata Castle (沼田城, Numata-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Numata, northern Gunma Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Numata Castle was home to the Toki clan, daimyō of Numata Domain, but the castle was ruled by various clans over its history, and is noted as the site of a major battle in the Sengoku period. The castle was also known as "Kurauchi-jō" (倉内城).