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
Moto-Sakura Castle was a Muromachi-period hill castle on the border of the town of Shisui and the city of Sakura, Chiba. Its ruins have been a National Historic Site since 1998. Our source says little more than that, so this page is short.
Ōsakura Station on the Keisei Main Line is about 800 m away in a straight line, and Sakura Castle about 3.9 km.
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
- Motosakura castle — 1688 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Motosakura castle site — 1688 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Moat of Settei base(Settei Compound) — 柴錬アワー · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Moat between Shiroyama base and Okunoyama base — 柴錬アワー · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Higashiyama gate of Motosakura Castle — 柴錬アワー · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Gate of Shiroyama base(Compund) — 柴錬アワー · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Earthen wall of Shiroyama base(Compound) — 柴錬アワー · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 本佐倉城・城山虎口 - panoramio — officeshema · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Moto Sakura Castle (本佐倉城, Motosakura-jō) was a Muromachi period "hirayama"-style castle located on the border of the town of Shisui and the city of Sakura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Its ruins been protected as a National Historic Site since 1998.
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: Ōsakura (Keisei Main Line), about 800 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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