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Hiroshima

Aki Yagi Castle

八木城

Hiroshima

CastleMountain castle (yamajiro)

A mountain castle in Hiroshima. Built around 1222, according to the sources below.

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
1222Wikipedia (ja)
Main lords
Kagawa clanWikipedia (ja)
Abandoned
1600Wikipedia (ja)
Remains to see
Baileys / enclosures (kuruwa), Moats, Stone walls, Earthen ramparts, WellsWikipedia (ja)

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Sources

  1. 1
    Wikipedia「八木城 (安芸国)」Wikipedia日本語版wikipediaChecked:
  2. 2
    Wikidata Q11391324WikidatawikidataChecked:

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