Nanao Castle (七尾城, Nanao jō) was a Muromachi period yamajiro-stype Japanese castle located in what is now the city of Masuda, Shimane Prefecture, in the San'in region of western Japan. Its ruins been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 2004 together with the Miyake Odoi fortified residence as the "Masuda clan fortification ruins".[1] | ||||||
Type: yamajiro-style Japanese castle | ||||||
Built: c.1193 | ||||||
Builder: Masuda clan | ||||||