Mihara Castle

Mihara Castle
三原城
Mihara, Hiroshima, Japan
Foundations of the tenshu of Mihara Castle
Site information
Typeyamashiro-style Japanese castle
Conditionruins
Location
Mihara Castle
Mihara Castle
Mihara Castle
Mihara Castle (Japan)
Coordinates34°24′4.62″N 133°4′57.57″E / 34.4012833°N 133.0826583°E / 34.4012833; 133.0826583
Site history
Built1567
Built byKobayakawa Takakage
Demolished1873

Mihara Castle (三原城, Mihara-jō) was a hirajiro-style Japanese castle located in what is today the city of Mihara in Hiroshima Prefecture. Its ruins have been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1957.