Fukuyama Castle (Sōja)

Fukuyama Castle
福山城
Sōja, Okayama, Japan
Mount Fukuyama
Site information
Typeyamashiro-style Japanese castle
Conditionruins
Location
Fukuyama Castle
Fukuyama Castle
Fukuyama Castle
Fukuyama Castle (Japan)
Coordinates34°38′47.26″N 133°45′35.38″E / 34.6464611°N 133.7598278°E / 34.6464611; 133.7598278
Site history
Built1335
Built byShō Kanesuke
In use1336
Battles/warsBattle of Fukuyama (1336)

Fukuyama Castle (福山城, Fukuyama-jō) of Bitchū Province was a Nanboku-chō period yamajiro-style Japanese castle located in what is today the Kiyonemiyori neighborhood of the city of Sōja in Okayama Prefecture. Its ruins have been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1936.