Tatebayashi Castle (館林城, Tatebayashi-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Tatebayashi, southern Gunma Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Tatebayashi Castle was home to the Akimoto clan, daimyō of Tatebayashi Domain, but the castle was ruled by a large number of different clans over its history. The castle was also known as "Obiki-jō" (尾曳城). | ||||||
Type: flatland-style Japanese castle | ||||||
Built: 15th centuryrebuilt 1590 | ||||||
Builder: Akai Terumitsu, Sakakibara Yasumasa | ||||||