2912 Taketa, Taketa-shi, Ōita-ken 878-0013
Name of Castle
Bungo Oka Castle(岡城)
Overview
Koreyoshi Ogata built to greet Minamoto no Yoshitsune. This was a vast and robust fortress at an altitude of 325 meters and total area about 235,000㎡.
Feature
Authentic Ishigaki(Stone wall) Dry Moat Honmaru(the main enclosure of a castle) Ninomaru(Outer citadel) Sannomaru(Outermost region of the castle)
Kind
Mountain castle Japan's Top 100 Castles 100 selected site for seeing cherry blossoms
Year built
平安時代(794年 – 1185年)
Location
2912 Taketa, Taketa-shi, Ōita-ken 878-0013
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