Katsunoo Castle

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Katsunoo Castle (Katsuno'o-jō) was a Muromachi to Sengoku period yamajiro-style Japanese castle located in the city of Tosu, Saga Prefecture, Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 2006, with the designation expanded in 2010 to become the collective designation Katsuno'o Castle Tsukushi clan ruins (Katsuno-jō Tsukushi-shi iseki), which includes the ruins of Oniga Castle, Takatori Castle, Katsurago Castle, Kagami Castle, Wakayama Fort, the remains of the clan's head residence, the remains of the vassals' houses, the remains of temples and shrines, and the remains of town houses.

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