Namioka Castle (浪岡城, Namioka jō) was a Muromachi period Japanese castle located in what is now the city of Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of far northern Japan. The ruins were designated a National Historic Site in 1940 by the Japanese government.[1] | ||||||
Type: hirayama-style Japanese castle | ||||||
Built: 1373 | ||||||
Builder: Kitabatake clan | ||||||