Kimura Castle
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Hiroshima · Takehara

Kimura Castle

木村城

Takehara, Hiroshima

CastleMountain castle (yamajiro)

A mountain castle in Takehara, Hiroshima. Built around 1258, according to the sources below.

Type
Castle
Setting
Mountain castle (yamajiro)built on a mountain; expect a climbWikipedia (ja)
Keep (tenshu)
No keep was builtthe castle never had a keepWikipedia (ja)
Built
1258Wikipedia (ja)
Main lords
Kobayakawa clan, Kobayakawa TakakageWikipedia (ja)
Remains to see
Baileys / enclosures (kuruwa), Stone walls, Turrets or turret bases, Vertical moats (tatebori), Trench cuts (horikiri)Wikipedia (ja)

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Sources

  1. 1
    Wikipedia「木村城」Wikipedia日本語版wikipediaChecked:
  2. 2
    Wikidata Q11518780WikidatawikidataChecked:

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