Kōkokuji Castle

Kōkukuji Castle (興国寺城, Kōkukuji-jō) was a Sengoku period yamashiro-style Japanese castle located in the Negoya neighborhood of the city of Numazu, Shizuoka prefecture. The ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1975.

Kōkukuji Castle
興国寺城
Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan
Stone wall of Kōkokuji Castle
Kōkukuji Castle
Kōkukuji Castle
Coordinates35°8′29.22″N 138°48′25.35″E
Typehirayama-style Japanese castle
Site information
Controlled byImagawa clan, Later Hōjō clan, Takeda clan, Tokugawa clan
Conditionruins
Site history
Built15th century
Demolished1607
National Historic Site of Japan
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