Tsurugaoka Castle
| Tsurugaoka Castle | |
|---|---|
鶴ヶ岡城 | |
| Tsuruoka, Yamagata, Japan | |
moat of Tsurugaoka Castle | |
| Site information | |
| Type | flatland-style Japanese castle |
| Condition | ruins |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 38°43′43.46″N 139°49′28.39″E / 38.7287389°N 139.8245528°E |
Tsurugaoka Castle (鶴ヶ岡城, Tsurugaoka-jō) is a flatland-style Japanese castle constructed in early Edo period in the city of Tsuruoka, Yamagata. It was the seat of the Sakai clan, a fudai daimyō clan who ruled over Shōnai Domain, Dewa Province in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan under the Tokugawa shogunate.