Matsukura Castle
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This article is about the castle in Toyama Prefecture. For another castle, see Matsukura Castle (Gifu Prefecture).
Matsukura Castle (松倉城, Matsukura-jō) was a Muromachi period yamajiro-style Japanese castle located in what is now the city of Uozu, Toyama Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. It was one of the three major mountain-castles in Etchū Province, along with Matsuyama Castle in central Etchū and Moriyama Castle in western Etchū.
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Matsukura Castle 松倉城 | |
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Uozu, Toyama Prefecture, Japan | |
Coordinates | 36°45′32″N 137°26′30″E |
Type | yamajiro-style Japanese castle |
Site information | |
Open to the public | yes |
Condition | Ruins |
Site history | |
Built | c.1335 |
In use | Muromachi-Sengoku period |
Demolished | 1583 |
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