Yamanaka Castle (山中城, Yamanaka-jō) was a Sengoku period yamajiro-style Japanese castle, built by the Odawara Hōjō clan in Tagata District, Izu Province, in what is now eastern Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The ruins have been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1988.[1] | ||||||
Type: Yamajiro-style Japanese castle | ||||||
Built: 1469-1487, | ||||||
Builder: Hōjō Ujiyasu | ||||||