Okazaki Castle

Okazaki Castle
岡崎城
Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
The reconstructed castle tower restored in 1959
Okazaki Castle 岡崎城 is located in Aichi Prefecture
Okazaki Castle 岡崎城
Okazaki Castle
岡崎城
Okazaki Castle 岡崎城 is located in Japan
Okazaki Castle 岡崎城
Okazaki Castle
岡崎城
Coordinates34°57′23″N 137°09′32″E / 34.95639°N 137.15889°E / 34.95639; 137.15889
Typehilltop-style Japanese castle
Site information
Ownerreconstructed 1982
Open to
the public
yes
Site history
Built1455, 1542
Built bySaigo Tsugiyori
Matsudaira Kiyoyasu
In useEdo period
Demolished1871

Okazaki Castle (岡崎城, Okazaki-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Okazaki Castle was home to the Honda clan, daimyō of Okazaki Domain, but the castle is better known for its association with Tokugawa Ieyasu and the Tokugawa clan. The castle was also known as "Tatsu-jō" (龍城).