Katsunoo Castle information

Katsunoo Castle
勝尾城
Tosu, Saga Japan
Katsunoo Castle from below
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Coordinates	33°24′07.4″N 130°27′54.2″E / 33.402056°N 130.465056°E / 33.402056; 130.465056
Type	yamajiro-style Japanese castle
Site information
Controlled by	Tsukushi clan
Open to the public	yes
Condition	Archaeological and designated national historical site; castle ruins
Site history
Built	c.1423
In use	Muromachi to Sengoku period
National Historic Site of Japan

Katsunoo Castle (勝尾城, Katsuno'o-jō) was a Muromachi to Sengoku period yamajiro-style Japanese castle located in the city of Tosu, Saga Prefecture, Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 2006, with the designation expanded in 2010 to become the collective designation Katsuno'o Castle Tsukushi clan ruins (勝尾城筑紫氏遺跡, Katsuno-jō Tsukushi-shi iseki), which includes the ruins of Oniga Castle (鬼ヶ城), Takatori Castle (高取城), Katsurago Castle (葛籠城), Kagami Castle (鏡城), Wakayama Fort (若山砦等), the remains of the clan's head residence, the remains of the vassals' houses, the remains of temples and shrines, and the remains of town houses.^[1]