Numata Castle 沼田城 | |
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Numata, Gunma Prefecture, Japan | |
Coordinates | 36°38′55.4″N 139°2′20.5″E / 36.648722°N 139.039028°E |
Type | hilltop-style Japanese castle |
Site information | |
Open to the public | yes |
Site history | |
Built | 1532 rebuilt 1597, 1703 |
Built by | Numata Akiyasu, Sanada Nobuyuki, Honda Masanaga |
In use | Edo period |
Demolished | 1681, 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).