Shichinohe Castle (七戸城, Shichinohe-jō) was a Japanese castle located in what is now the town of Shichinohe, in Kamikita District of Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of far northern Japan. On December 13, 1941, the area was proclaimed a National Historic Site by the Japanese government.[1] | ||||||
Type: hirayama-style Japanese castle | ||||||
Built: Kamakura period | ||||||
Builder: unknown | ||||||