Samegao Castle

Samegao Castle
鮫ヶ尾城
Myōkō, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
 Samegao Castle ruins
Samegao Castle is located in Niigata Prefecture
Samegao Castle
Samegao Castle
Samegao Castle is located in Japan
Samegao Castle
Samegao Castle
Coordinates37°3′4″N 138°13′48″E / 37.05111°N 138.23000°E / 37.05111; 138.23000
Typeyamashiro-style Japanese castle
Site information
Open to
the public
yes (hiking trails)
Conditionruins
Site history
Builtc.1570s
Built byUesugi Kenshin
In useSengoku period
Demolishedunknown

Samegao Castle (鮫ヶ尾城, Samegao-jō) was a Sengoku period yamashiro-style Japanese castle located in what is now the Yukimori and Miyauchi neighborhoods of the city of Myōkō, Niigata Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Honshu, Japan. The ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 2008.[1]

  1. ^ "鮫ヶ尾城跡". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 September 2018.