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Our guide
Tateyama Castle, in Tateyama in southern Chiba, is best known as the castle of the Satomi clan, earlier rulers of Awa Province. It was also called Nekoya Castle.
Tateyama Station on the Uchibō Line is about 1.7 km away in a straight line. We have not checked opening hours or fees.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-10-05) 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
- Tateyama Castle, tenshu — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- 館山市立博物館 - panoramio — hisakuma · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Numa, Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture 294-0034, Japan - panoramio (1) — Fumihiko Ueno · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- ちょこッと館山城 - panoramio — KΛNΛTΛ · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Tateyama Castle2019 — Xser21 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Tateyama City View — Xser21 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Tateyama City viewed from Tateyama Castle-3 — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
What this place is
Tateyama Castle (館山城, Tateyama-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Tateyama, southern Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is best known as the castle of the Satomi clan, rulers of Awa Province; it was pulled down after their domain ended. In 1791 the Inaba clan, daimyō of the later Tateyama Domain, built their administrative residence (jin'ya) at the foot of the castle hill. The castle was also known as "Nekoya-jō" (根古屋城).
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-07 · Official visitor information · Official visitor information · Official visitor information
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What to expect at this type of place: Castle
Nearby station
Nearby station: Tateyama (Uchibō Line), about 1.7 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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