Marugame Castle
| Marugame Castle | |
|---|---|
丸亀城 | |
| Ichibancho, Marugame-shi, Kagawa-ken 763-0025 Japan | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Hirayamashiro (hilltop castle) |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 34°17′10.63″N 133°48′0.35″E / 34.2862861°N 133.8000972°E |
| Height | Thee stories (tenshu) |
| Site history | |
| Built by | Nara Motoyasu |
| In use | 1587–1615; 1644–1945 |
| Materials | Earth, stone, and wood |
Marugame Castle (丸亀城, Marugame-jō) is an Edo Period Japanese castle in the city of Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located in the center of Marugame city, in former Sanuki Province on the island of Shikoku. During the Edo Period, it was the center of Marugame Domain, ruled by the tozama Kyōgoku clan under the Tokugawa Shogunate. The castle site has been protected as a National Historic Site since 1953. Marugame Castle is one of only a dozen Japanese castles to have an original wooden 'tenshu' built before 1860.