Amagasaki Castle, Hyogo
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Amagasaki Castle

尼崎城

Admission Individual castle admission: general/university students ¥500; elementary, junior-high and high-school students ¥250; preschool children free. Ground floor and park grounds are free.
Opening hours Castle: 10:00–17:00, last entry 16:30. Closed Mondays (open on public holidays, closed the following day) and 29 December–2 January.

Usual hours and prices, checked 2026-10-07 against the sources under “What this place is”. They can change for holidays and events — confirm before you go. Official site

Our guide

Amagasaki Castle was a flatland castle in the city of Amagasaki, Hyōgo, the seat of the Amagasaki Domain, which ruled this part of northern Settsu Province under the Tokugawa shogunate. The castle was destroyed in the early Meiji period, and part of it was reconstructed in 2018.

Daimotsu Station on the Hanshin Namba Line is about 500 m away in a straight line. We have not checked opening hours or fees for the reconstruction.

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
  1. Amagasaki Castle Tenshu 20181125 — KishujiRapid · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
  2. 尼崎城1 — 投稿者が撮影 · Public domain · source · resized
  3. Amagasakij2 — 投稿者がファイル作成 · Public domain · source · resized
  4. Amagasaki Castle, tenshu 20260725 — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
  5. Amagasaki — 投稿者が撮影 · Public domain · source · resized

What this place is

Amagasaki Castle (尼崎城; Amagasaki-jō) was a flatland type Japanese castle located in the city of Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The castle was the headquarters of Amagasaki Domain, which ruled this portion of northern Settsu Province under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo Period Japan. The castle was destroyed in the early Meiji period, but a portion was reconstructed in 2018.

Visitor information checked: 2026-10-07 · Official visitor information

Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

What to expect at this type of place: Castle

Nearby station

Nearby station: Daimotsu (Hanshin Namba Line), about 500 m 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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