Utsunomiya Castle

Utsunomiya Castle
宇都宮城
Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Reconstructed Fujimi Yagura (watchtower) at Utsunomiya Castle
Edo-period map of Utsunomiya Castle
Utsunomiya Castle 宇都宮城 is located in Tochigi Prefecture
Utsunomiya Castle 宇都宮城
Utsunomiya Castle
宇都宮城
Utsunomiya Castle 宇都宮城 is located in Japan
Utsunomiya Castle 宇都宮城
Utsunomiya Castle
宇都宮城
Coordinates36°33′16″N 139°53′09″E / 36.55444°N 139.88583°E / 36.55444; 139.88583
Typeflatland-style Japanese castle
Site information
Open to
the public
yes
Site history
Builtlate Heian period
In useSengoku-1889

Utsunomiya Castle (宇都宮城, Utsunomiya-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Utsunomiya, central Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Utsunomiya Castle was home to a branch of the Toda clan, daimyō of Utsunomiya Domain.