Tonomi Palisade | |
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鳥海柵 | |
Kanegasaki, Iwate Prefecture, Japan | |
Tonomi Palisade Tonomi Palisade | |
Coordinates | 39°36′26″N 141°10′20″E / 39.6073°N 141.1721°E |
Type | jōsaku-style Japanese castle |
Site information | |
Open to the public | yes |
Condition | ruins |
Site history | |
Built by | Abe no Yoritoki |
In use | early Heian period |
Demolished | unknown |
National Historic Site of Japan |
Tonomi Palisade (鳥海柵, Tonomi-no-saku) was an early Heian period jōsaku-style Japanese castle located in what is now the town of Kanegasaki in Isawa District, Iwate Prefecture in far northern Honshū, Japan. The site was proclaimed a National Historic Site of Japan in October 2013.[1]