Tokutan Castle
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tokutan Castle (徳丹城, Tokutan-jō) was an early Heian period jōsaku-style Japanese castle located in what is now the town of Yahaba in Shiwa District, Iwate Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of far northern Honshū, Japan. The site was proclaimed a National Historic Site of Japan on 5 August 1969.[1]
Quick Facts Coordinates, Type ...
Tokutan Castle | |
---|---|
徳丹城 | |
Yahabe, Iwate Prefecture, Japan | |
Coordinates | 39.6073°N 141.1721°E / 39.6073; 141.1721 |
Type | jōsaku-style Japanese castle |
Site information | |
Open to the public | yes (park) |
Condition | ruins |
Site history | |
Built | 811 AD |
Built by | Sakanoue no Tamuramaro |
In use | Heian period |
Demolished | unknown |
Close