Ne Castle | |
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根城 | |
Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, Japan | |
Coordinates | 40°30′22.83″N 141°27′34.6″E / 40.5063417°N 141.459611°E |
Type | hirayama-style Japanese castle |
Site information | |
Open to the public | yes |
Condition | Reconstructed |
Site history | |
Built | 1334 |
Built by | Nanbu clan |
In use | Nanboku-Edo period |
Demolished | 1627 |
Ne Castle (根城, Ne jō) is a Muromachi period Motte-and-bailey-style Japanese castle located in what is now the city of Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of far northern Japan. It has been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1941.[1] It was extensively reconstructed in 1994.[2]