Karasawa Castle

Karasawayama Castle
唐沢山城
Sano, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Karasawayama Jinja, located on the site of the inner bailey
Karasawayama Castle Show map of Tochigi Prefecture Karasawayama Castle Show map of Japan
Coordinates	36°21′14″N 139°36′01″E / 36.3538°N 139.6003°E / 36.3538; 139.6003
Type	yamashiro-style Japanese castle
Site information
Open to the public	yes
Condition	ruins
Site history
Built	927 AD
Built by	Fujiwara no Hidesato
In use	Sengoku period
Demolished	1602
Battles/wars	Siege of Karasawayama Castle
National Historic Site of Japan

Karasawayama Castle (唐沢山城, Karasawayama-jō) was a Japanese castle originally built in the Heian period and used through the end of the Sengoku period. It was located in what is now part of the city of Sano, Tochigi Prefecture, in the northern Kantō region of Japan. The site has been protected as a National Historic Site, since 2014.^[1]