Horikoshi Castle (堀越城, Horikoshi jō) was a Muromachi period Japanese castle located in what is now the city of Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of far northern Japan. It is protected by the central government as a National Historic Site, collectively with Hirosaki Castle and Tanesato Castle as the "Tsugaru clan Castle Sites".[1] | ||||||
Type: flatland-style Japanese castle | ||||||
Built: 1336 | ||||||
Builder: Tsugaru clan | ||||||