Furumiya Castle (古宮城, Furumiya-jō) is a castle structure in Shinshiro, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.[1] The castle was built by Takeda Shingen's general Baba Nobuharu[2]

Furumiya Castle
古宮城
Shinshiro, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Furumiya Castle is located in Aichi Prefecture
Furumiya Castle
Furumiya Castle
Furumiya Castle is located in Japan
Furumiya Castle
Furumiya Castle
TypeHirayama-style castle
Site information
OwnerTakeda clan
Conditionruins
Site history
Built1571?
Built byBaba Nobuharu
Demolished1582?
Garrison information
Past
commanders
Ōkuma Tomohide?, Obata Masamori?

The castle is now only ruins, some moats and earthworks.[3] The castle was listed as one of the Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles in 2017.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "古宮城" (in Japanese). じゃらん. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  2. ^ "古宮城". |攻城団language=Japanese. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  3. ^ "古宮城" (in Japanese). Shinshiro city official. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  4. ^ "続日本100名城" (in Japanese). 日本城郭協会. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

34°58′20.8″N 137°25′39.2″E / 34.972444°N 137.427556°E / 34.972444; 137.427556