Shingū Castle

Shingū Castle (新宮城, Shingū -jō) is a castle structure in Shingū, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.[1][2][3]

Shingū Castle
新宮城
Shingū, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Stone wall of Honmaru base
TypeHirayama style castle
Site information
OwnerTokugawa clan
Conditionruins
Site history
Built1618
Built byAsano Tadayoshi
MaterialsStone walls
Demolished1873
Garrison information
Past
commanders		Mizuno Shigenaga

Current

After the Meiji revolution, all the remaining structures of the castle were removed or destroyed so there are little remains of the castle on the present day site, some stone walls.[3] In 2017, the castle was listed as one of the Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles.[4]

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References
  1. "新宮城" (in Japanese). 新宮市観光協会公式official. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  2. "新宮城" (in Japanese). 攻城団. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  3. "新宮城復元へ　新宮市が古写真や設計図求む" (in Japanese). 朝日新聞. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  4. "続日本100名城" (in Japanese). 日本城郭協会. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

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