Hirabayashi Castle (平林城, Hirabayashi-jō) was a Sengoku period Japanese castle located in the Kamihayashi neighborhood of the city of Murakami, northern Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The castle ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1978.[1] | ||||||
Type: hilltop-style Japanese castle | ||||||
Built: c. 1500 | ||||||
Builder: Hirabayashi clan | ||||||