Miharu Castle

Miharu Castle
三春城
Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
surviving gate of Miharu Castle
Site information
Typeyamashiro-style Japanese castle
Open to
the public
yes
ConditionRuins
Location
Miharu Castle
Miharu Castle
Coordinates37°26′31.89″N 140°29′46.47″E / 37.4421917°N 140.4962417°E / 37.4421917; 140.4962417
Site history
Builtc.1504
Built byTamura clan
In useSengoku-Edo period
Demolished1871

Miharu Castle (三春城, Miharu-jō) is a hilltop-style Japanese castle located in the town of Miharu, Tamura District, Fukushima Prefecture, in the southern Tōhoku region of Japan. It is also called Maizuru Castle (舞鶴城). Built in 1543, the castle and its surrounding land are maintained by the government of Japan as a public park. Constructed during the Sengoku period, the castle was occupied by a succession of daimyō of Miharu Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. Today, the site is a public park, renowned for its sakura.