Yokosuka Castle
| Yokosuka Castle | |
|---|---|
横須賀城 | |
| Kakegawa, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan | |
Ruins of Yokosuka Castle | |
Aerial photograph of Yokosuka Castle Park in 1988 | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Hirayama-style Japanese castle |
| Open to the public | yes |
| Condition | ruins |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 34°41′8″N 137°58′16″E / 34.68556°N 137.97111°E |
| Site history | |
| Built | c. 1580 |
| Built by | Ōsuga Yasutaka |
| In use | Edo period |
| Demolished | 1871 |
Yokosuka Castle (横須賀城, Yokosuka-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Ōsuka in the southern part of what is now the city of Kakegawa, Shizuoka, Japan. It was built in the Sengoku period and was the capital of Yokosuka Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan. In 1981, the castle ruins were designated as a National Historic Site.