Japan Castle Atlas

Date Masamune

伊達政宗

A warlord of northeastern Japan and the first lord of the Sendai domain. Right after the Battle of Sekigahara he renamed the area from Chiyo to Sendai, built Sendai Castle on Aobayama hill, and laid out the castle town.

Years: 1567–1636

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In 1611 he received the Spanish envoy Sebastian Vizcaino at Sendai Castle, and in 1613 he met the missionary Luis Sotelo and sent his retainer Hasekura Tsunenaga on a mission to Rome. The city notes that Vizcaino praised Sendai as one of the strongest and finest castles in the country.

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Miyagi

Sendai Castle

仙台城

Inside the 17-meter stone wall of the main enclosure, archaeologists found two older walls, each built and then buried after earthquakes brought it down.

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built the castle; first lord of the Sendai domainRecord source: article

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Yonezawa, Yamagata

Yonezawa Castle

米沢城

The grounds of the shrine to Uesugi Kenshin are also the main enclosure of the castle where Date Masamune was born.

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born at Yonezawa Castle and lived here until age 24Record source: article

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Jōetsu, Niigata

Takada Castle

高田城

Built in under four months, this huge castle had neither a keep nor stone walls; it was made of earth.

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directed the building of Takada Castle for his son-in-law Matsudaira TadateruRecord source: article

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Miyagi

Sendai Castle

仙台城

Inside the 17-meter stone wall of the main enclosure, archaeologists found two older walls, each built and then buried after earthquakes brought it down.

Japan's 100 Fine Castles No. 8CastleMountain

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BuiltRecord source: jokaku