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Sugaya Yakata, Saitama
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Sugaya Yakata

菅谷館

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Admission Museum admission only: adults ¥100; high-school/university students ¥50; junior-high age and younger free. Groups of 20 or more: adults ¥60, students ¥30.
Opening hours Ranzan Historical Museum only: 09:00–16:30 (last entry 16:00); 07-01–08-31, 09:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30). Closed Mondays except public holidays, 05-01, 05-02 and 11-14; also 12-29–01-03. Other date-specific opening or exhibition-change closures: check the official calendar. Not hours for the outdoor manor ruins.

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

Sugaya Yakata was a castle in what is now the town of Ranzan, in the Hiki District of Saitama. Its ruins have been a National Historic Site since 2008. Our source says little more than that, so this page is short.

Musashi-Ranzan Station on the Tōbu Tōjō Line is about 1.1 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
  1. Sugaya-yakata Castle 01 — Tak1701d · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
  2. Sugaya-yakata Castle 02 — Tak1701d · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
  3. Sugaya-yakata Castle 03 — Tak1701d · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
  4. Sugaya-yakata Castle 07 — Tak1701d · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
  5. Sugaya Castle ruin - 菅谷館跡 - panoramio — Carbonium · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
  6. Sugaya Castle ruin - 菅谷館跡 - panoramio (1) — Carbonium · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
  7. Sugaya Castle ruin - 菅谷館跡 - panoramio (2) — Carbonium · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
  8. Sugaya Castle ruin - 菅谷館跡 - panoramio (3) — Carbonium · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
  9. Sugaya Castle ruin - 菅谷館跡 - panoramio (4) — Carbonium · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized

What this place is

Sugaya Yakata (菅谷館) was a Japanese castle located in what is now the town of Ranzan, Hiki District, Saitama, Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site, since 2008.

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: Musashi-Ranzan (Tobu Tojo Line), about 1.1 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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