Tamaru Castle

Tamaru Castle
田丸城
Tamaki, Mie Prefecture, Japan
Stone wall of Tamaru Castle
Tamaru Castle is located in Mie Prefecture
Tamaru Castle
Tamaru Castle
Tamaru Castle is located in Japan
Tamaru Castle
Tamaru Castle
Coordinates34°29′27″N 136°37′40.5″E / 34.49083°N 136.627917°E / 34.49083; 136.627917
Typehirayama-style Japanese castle
Site information
Open to
the public
yes
Site history
Built1336
Built byKitabatake Chikafusa
In useMuromachi to Edo period
Demolished1871

Tamaru Castle (田丸城, Tamaru-jō) was a Japanese castle located in Tamaki, northern Mie Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Tamaru Castle was home to the Kuno clan, daimyō of Tamaru Domain and one of the hereditary karō to Kii Domain. The ruins are a Mie Prefecture Historic Site. [1]

  1. ^ "田丸城跡". Mie Prefecture Cultural Properties Ōmatsu (in Japanese). Mie Prefecture Department of Education. Retrieved 25 May 2020.