Namioka Castle

What it is

• A Japanese castle built by the Namioka Kitabatake clan.
• Constructed in the 1460s in Aomori Prefecture.
• Designated a National Historic Site in 1940.
• One of the Continued 100 Fine Castles of Japan.

What to see

• Castle site on the southern end of hills.
• Eight enclosures separated by double moats.
• Uchidate, the main enclosure, housed the lord's residence.
• Namioka River and Shoheizu River flowed below.
• Chusei no Yakata exhibits excavated artifacts.

Getting there

• Accessible by foot from Namioka Station.
• Accessible by car from Namioka IC.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.