Maebashi Castle
| Maebashi Castle 前橋城 |
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| Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan | |
site of Maebashi Castle
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| Coordinates | Coordinates: 36°23′32.54″N 139°3′41.69″E / 36.3923722°N 139.0615806°E |
| Type | flatland-style Japanese castle |
| Site information | |
| Open to the public |
yes |
| Site history | |
| Built | 15th century rebuilt 1863 |
| Built by | Nagano Akinari, Matsudaira Naokatsu |
| In use | Edo period |
| Demolished | 1872 |
Maebashi Castle (前橋城 Maebashi-jō?) is a Japanese castle located in Maebashi, central Gunma Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Maebashi Castle was home to a branch of the Matsudaira clan, daimyō of Maebashi Domain, although the castle was ruled by a large number of different clans over its history. The castle was also known as "Mayabashi-jō" (厩橋城?), after the former name of Maebashi.
Maebashi Castle is built on a steep river bank of the Tone River in the center for former Kōzuke Province. The location was a strategic junction of the main highway from Edo to Echigo Province and the Sea of Japan with the Nakasendō highway connecting Edo with Kyoto.
A fortification called Ishikura Castle (石倉城 Ishikura-jō?) was built on banks of the Tone River near the site of the present castle in 1470 by the Nagano clan, retainers of the Uesugi clan who controlled the Kantō region with the position of Kantō Kanrei. However, the castle was damaged on several occasions by flooding of the Tone River.
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