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Shimane

Hiwa Castle

日和城

Shimane

CastleMountain castle (yamajiro)

A mountain castle in Shimane. It is said to have been built by Tsuchiya clan.

Basic information

Type
Castle
Setting
Mountain castle (yamajiro)built on a mountain; expect a climbWikipedia (ja)
Keep (tenshu)
No keep recordedno keep is recordedWikipedia (ja)
Built by
Tsuchiya clanWikipedia (ja)
Main lords
Tsuchiya clanWikipedia (ja)
Abandoned
1600Wikipedia (ja)
Remains to see
Stone walls, Vertical moats (tatebori), Baileys / enclosures (kuruwa)Wikipedia (ja)

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    Wikipedia「日和城」Wikipedia日本語版wikipediaChecked:
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    Wikidata Q65269940WikidatawikidataChecked:

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