Tajihi-Sarugake Castle

Tajihi-Sarugake Castle
多治比猿掛城
Akitakata, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Tajihi-Sarugake Castle
Site information
TypeMountaintop style Japanese castle
Controlled byMōri clan
Location
Tajihi-Sarugake Castle
Tajihi-Sarugake Castle
Tajihi-Sarugake Castle
Tajihi-Sarugake Castle (Japan)
Coordinates34°40′47.6″N 132°39′51.0″E / 34.679889°N 132.664167°E / 34.679889; 132.664167
Site history
Builtc.1560
Built byMōri Hiromoto
In useSengoku period
Demolishedc.1591
Garrison information
OccupantsMōri Motonari

Tajihi-Sarugake Castle (多治比猿掛城, Tajihi-Sarugake-jō) was a Japanese castle located in Akitakata, Hiroshima Prefecture. Its ruins have been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site together with Yoshida-Kōriyama Castle since 1940.