historic siteHachioji, Machida, Fuchu
Ruins of Hachioji Castle（Hachioji Castle Ruins)
National Historic SitecastleJapan’s top 100 castles
Hachioji Castle was a mountain castle built by Ujiteru Hojo, the third son of Ujiyasu, the third generation of the Odawara Hojo clan based in Odawara, and is estimated to have been constructed in the latter half of the Tensho period (1573-92). The Hojo clan eventually perished. Hachioji Castle was one of the best mountain castles in the Kanto region, taking advantage of the steep mountain terrain, but it is believed that the castle was still unfinished at the time of its fall. In 1990, the 400th anniversary of the castle’s fall, the stonewalls and passageways of the castle’s main building were restored, and in 2006, the castle was selected as one of the “100 Great Castles of Japan” by the Japan Castle Builders’ Association. It is also designated as a national historic site.
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| address (e.g. of house) | 3, Nishiterakata-cho, Shimo-Onkata-cho, Motohachioji-cho, Hachioji City, Tokyo (Administration building is located at 3-2715-2, Motohachioji-cho, Hachioji City) |
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| Access | Take a bus from JR Chuo Line Takao Station (bound for Takao no Mori Wakuwaku Village, Hoshoji Danchi, Onkata Terminal, Okubo, Okubo/Jinma Kogenshita, Green Town Takao, Miyamacho), get off at “Reien-mae/Hachioji Castle Ruins Entrance” and walk 20 minutes (on Saturday, Sunday, and holidays only, buses bound for (Buses bound for Hachioji Castle Ruins run from Takao Station on JR Chuo Line on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays only.) |
| phone | 042-663-2800 (Hachioji Castle Ruins Guidance Facility) |
| Business Hours | Always open (Hachioji Castle Ruins Guidance Facility is open from 9:00-17:00) |
| regular closing day | None (Hachioji Castle Ruins Guidance Facility is closed for the year-end and New Year holidays) |
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| Founding and opening of business | Tensho period (1573-92) |
