Sakado Castle

Sakado Castle
坂戸城
Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Site of Sakado Castle
Site information
Typeyamajiro-style Japanese castle
Open to
the public
yes
Conditionruins
Location
Sakado Castle
Sakado Castle
Coordinates37°03′32.65″N 138°53′54.21″E / 37.0590694°N 138.8983917°E / 37.0590694; 138.8983917
Site history
Builtc.1400
In useMuromachi-Sengoku period
Demolished1608

Sakado Castle (坂戸城, Sakado-jō) was a Sengoku period yamajiro-style Japanese castle located in the Muikamachi neighborhood of the city of Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. The ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1979.