Nitta Shōen
新田荘遺 | |
Nitta-no-shō Museum of History | |
| Location | Ōta Japan |
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| Region | Kantō region |
| Coordinates | 36°17′50″N 139°20′01″E / 36.29722°N 139.33361°E |
| History | |
| Periods | Heian period |
| Site notes | |
| Public access | Yes |
The Nitta shōen (新田荘遺), also known as Nitta-no-shō, was a vast shōen, or landed estate dating the from Heian period which existed in Kōzuke Province (present-day Gunma Prefecture) from the late Heian period into the Muromachi period. It was the home territory of the Nitta clan, which played an important role in the Kemmu restoration which overthrew the Kamakura shogunate and subsequent wars of the Nanboku-chō period. In the year 2000, eleven sites connected with the Nitta-no-shō within the city of Ōta, Gunma were collectively designated a National Historic Site of Japan.