Okamoto Castle (Chiba)
was a Muromachi period Japanese castle located in what is now the city of Minamibōsō, Chiba, Minamibōsō, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The ruins have been protected as a Historic Sites of Japan, National Historic Site since 2012 together with Inamura Castle as the . Overview Okamoto Castle was located on a hill with an elevation of 60 meters overlooking Tokyo Bay, north of the former town of Tomiura, Chiba, Tomiura. The layout of the castle was a rough "U" shape, extending 500 meters long and 200 meters wide across the top of the hill. The inner bailey was a flat area 50 meters long and 20 meters wide at the western end of the hill, and there might have been a yagura (tower), watchtower at this end. At the middle of the castle there is a small peak having a small stone wall at its slope, and there is another large area at the east end of the castle, where the main gate is presumed to have been located. Many kuruwa, terraces were built on the slopes surrounding these core areas, an ...
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