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Hirosaki Castle

  • 1 Shimoshiroganech?, Hirosaki-shi, Aomori-ken 036-8356, Giappone
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Palazzi, Ville e Castelli
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Inglese

Description

Hirosaki Castle (???, Hirosakij?) was built in 1611 by the Tsugaru Clan. A three-story castle tower, fortified moats, castle gates and some corner turrets (yagura) survive or were reconstructed. The castle is located in Hirosaki Park, a spacious public park of about 0.6 square kilometers. The castle's original five-story keep burnt down in 1627 after being struck by lightning. Rebuilt in 1810, the present three-story keep is the only one in the Tohoku Region that was not rebuilt in the modern era, amongst only a handful in all of Japan.

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