Yato Castle
Yato Castle was a Heian period yamashiro-style Japanese castle located in the Ōizumi neighborhood of the city of Hokuto, Yamanashi prefecture, Japan. It was the primary fortress of the warlord Henmi Kiyomitsu, ancestor of the Takeda clan.Photo: Libra1111, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hokuto City Archaeological Museum and Kinsei ruins.
Hokuto City Archaeological Museum
Museum
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Hokuto City Archaeological Museum is situated 170 metres north of Yato Castle.
Kinsei ruins
Archaeological site
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The Kinsei site is an archaeological site consisting of the ruins of a late to final Jōmon period settlement, located in the Ōizumi neighborhood of the city of Hokuto, Yamanashi in the Chūbu region of Japan. Kinsei ruins is situated 1 km south of Yato Castle.
Kai-Koizumi
Railway station
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Kai-Koizumi Station is a railway station in the Koumi Line in the city of Hokuto, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company. Kai-Koizumi is situated 3½ km northwest of Yato Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kiyosato Plateau.
Kiyosato Plateau
Kiyosato Plateau is a highland in the northernmost part of Yamanashi Prefecture, famous as a summer resort for its cool climate. Many beautiful mountains and tourist attractions are there.
Yato Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Japan
- Categories: Japanese castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Hokuto, Yamanashi, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.85658° or 35° 51′ 24″ northLongitude
138.38612° or 138° 23′ 10″ eastOpen location code
8Q7WV94P+JCOpenStreetMap ID
node 2484970252OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q11632921
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Yato Castle” goes by many names.
- French: “castel d’yato”
- French: “château de Yato”
- French: “Château de Yato”
- French: “谷戸城”
- Japanese: “やとじょう”
- Japanese: “谷戸城”
Notable Places Nearby
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