Inohana Castle

Inohana Castle
Inohana Castle
亥鼻城
Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
	Chiba City Folk Museum on the grounds of Inohana Castle ruins
	Inohana Castle Inohana Castle
Coordinates	35°36′18″N 140°07′34″E / 35.6050081721059°N 140.1260514683692°E
Type	hirayama-style Japanese castle
Site information
Open to; the public	yes
Condition	Only earthworks and moats remain
Site history
Built	Late Muromachi period
Built by	Either the Chiba clan or Hara clan
In use	Until 1516

Inohana Castle (亥鼻城, Inohana-jō) was a Japanese hirayama-style (lowland hill) castle located in Inohana (formerly Shimōsa Province) in the Chuo district of Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture. It is commonly known as Chiba Castle. The surrounding area of the castle ruins have been developed into Inohana Park. The castle ruins, including its earthworks and moats, have been designated as a cultural property of the city.^[1] The Chiba City Folk Museum, a Japanese castle replica, was built on the site in 1967.^[2]

^ 千葉市. "猪鼻城跡（含七天王塚）（市指定文化財）". 千葉市 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-06-16.
^ 千葉市. "沿革・施設の概要". 千葉市 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-06-16.

[:0-1] 千葉市. "猪鼻城跡（含七天王塚）（市指定文化財）". 千葉市 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-06-16.

[2] 千葉市. "沿革・施設の概要". 千葉市 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-06-16.

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