Nanao Castle (Iwami)
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Nanao Castle (七尾城, Nanao jō) was a Muromachi period yamajiro-stype Japanese castle located in what is now the city of Masuda, Shimane Prefecture, in the San'in region of western Japan. Its ruins been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 2004 together with the Miyake Odoi fortified residence as the "Masuda clan fortification ruins".[1]
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Nanao Castle | |
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七尾城 | |
Masuda, Shimane Prefecture, Japan | |
Coordinates | 34°40′19.1″N 131°51′49.6″E |
Type | yamajiro-style Japanese castle |
Site information | |
Open to the public | yes |
Condition | Ruins |
Site history | |
Built | c.1193 |
Built by | Masuda clan |
In use | Kamakura-Edo period |
Demolished | 1600 |
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