Kōkokuji Castle

Kōkukuji Castle
興国寺城
Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan
Stone wall of Kōkokuji Castle
Site information
Typehirayama-style Japanese castle
Controlled byImagawa clan, Later Hōjō clan, Takeda clan, Tokugawa clan
Conditionruins
Location
Kōkukuji Castle
Kōkokuji Castle
Kōkukuji Castle
Kōkukuji Castle (Japan)
Coordinates35°8′29.22″N 138°48′25.35″E / 35.1414500°N 138.8070417°E / 35.1414500; 138.8070417
Site history
Built15th century
Demolished1607

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.