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Our guide
Hirabayashi Castle was a Sengoku-period castle in the Kamihayashi area of the city of Murakami, northern Niigata. Its ruins have been a National Historic Site since 1978. Our source says little more than that, so this page is short.
Hirabayashi Station on the Uetsu Main Line is about 1.6 km away in a straight line. We have not checked what can be seen on the site today.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Site of Hirabayashi Castle — MChew · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Hirabayashi Castle (平林城, Hirabayashi-jō) was a Sengoku period Japanese castle located in the Kamihayashi neighborhood of the city of Murakami, northern Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The castle ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1978.
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What to expect at this type of place: Castle
Nearby station
Nearby station: Hirabayashi (Uetsu Main Line), about 1.6 km from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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