- Type
- Castle
- Origins
- 1334 · 14th century per Wikidata: founding, first mention or construction
- Location
- Aomori Prefecture, Japan
- Coordinates
- 40.5062°, 141.4596°
History
The castle was founded in 1334 by Nanbu Moroyuki, sent north by Kitabatake Akiie during the Kenmu Restoration to secure Emperor Go-Daigo's rule over the province of Mutsu. In the wars between the Northern and Southern Courts, Ne remained an important bastion of the Southern Court in the far north of Honshū. The Hachinohe branch of the Nanbu, known after the castle as the Ne-Nanbu, ruled the area from here for nearly three hundred years, gradually becoming subordinate to the main Nanbu line at Morioka. In 1627 the Ne-Nanbu were transferred to Tōno and the castle was abandoned. The site was designated a National Historic Site in 1941, and in 1994, after years of excavation, some of its buildings were reconstructed.
What to see
The castle site is now a historical park where, guided by archaeological findings, the buildings of the late 16th-century main bailey have been rebuilt: the lord's hall, stables, workshops, storehouses and a timber gate. Around them the outlines of dry moats and earthen ramparts separating the baileys can be traced. The Hachinohe City Museum next to the park displays finds from the excavations.
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