Hirabayashi Castle
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Hirabayashi Castle (平林城, Hirabayashi-jō) was a Sengoku period Japanese castle located in the Kamihayashi neighborhood of the city of Murakami, northern Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The castle ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1978.[1]
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Hirabayashi Castle | |
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平林城 | |
Murakami, Niigata Prefecture, Japan | |
Coordinates | 38°08′10″N 139°28′47″E |
Type | hilltop-style Japanese castle |
Site information | |
Open to the public | yes (hiking course) |
Condition | ruins |
Site history | |
Built | c. 1500 |
Built by | Hirabayashi clan |
In use | Sengoku period |
Demolished | 1598 |
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