page_title: Shōjujidate Castle
hierarchical_section_title: Shōjujidate Castle
caption_attribution_description: 'English: Shōjujidate caste ruins in Nanbu town, Sannohe District, Aomori, Japan. 日本語: 聖寿寺館 は、青森県三戸郡南部町にあった城跡。
context_page_description: Shōjojidate Castle was a Muromachi period Japanese castle located in what is now the town of Nanbu, in Sannohe District of Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of far northern Japan. It was also known as the Moto-Sannohe Castle. It was located at a strategic junction of the Ōshū Kaidō with the Kakuno Kaidō and the Mabechi River.The site of the castle, as well as the Buddhist temple of Sankō-ji, and the Moto-Sannohe Hachiman-gu Shinto Shrine collectively received protection as a National Historic Site on 30 September 2004. Portions of the site are now on private lands occupied by local farm houses and fruit orchards.
context_section_description: Shōjojidate Castle (聖寿寺館, Shōjojidate) was a Muromachi period Japanese castle located in what is now the town of Nanbu, in Sannohe District of Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of far northern Japan.  It was also known as the Moto-Sannohe Castle (本三戸城, Moto-Sannohe jō) (i.e. former Sannohe Castle). It was located at a strategic junction of the Ōshū Kaidō with the Kakuno Kaidō and the Mabechi River.The site of the castle, as well as the Buddhist temple of Sankō-ji, and the Moto-Sannohe Hachiman-gu Shinto Shrine collectively received protection as a National Historic Site on 30 September 2004. Portions of the site are now on private lands occupied by local farm houses and fruit orchards.
caption: Shōjojidate ruins
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