Sakado Castle | |
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坂戸城 | |
Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture, Japan | |
![]() Site of Sakado Castle | |
Coordinates | 37°03′32.65″N 138°53′54.21″E / 37.0590694°N 138.8983917°E |
Type | yamajiro-style Japanese castle |
Site information | |
Open to the public | yes |
Condition | ruins |
Site history | |
Built | c.1400 |
In use | Muromachi-Sengoku period |
Demolished | 1608 |
Sakado Castle (坂戸城, Sakado-jō) was a Sengoku period yamajiro-style Japanese castle located in the Muikamachi neighborhood of the city of Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. The ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1979.[1]