Castle
Nobeoka Castle
🇯🇵 Japan
Nobeoka Castle (延岡城, Nobeoka-jō) is the remains of a castle structure in Nobeoka, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan.
After the battle of Sekigahara, Takahashi Mototane started building the castle. In 1655, Arima clan fortified the castle and built a 3 level main keep. However, it was burnt down by a fire in 1683 and was never rebuilt.
The castle is now only ruins, just some remnants of water moats and stone walls. Nobeoka castle was listed as one of the Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles in 2017.
Text adapted from “Nobeoka Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nobeoka Castle ranks #3,629 of 3,811 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #225 of the 229 mapped in Japan. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.
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