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Yamagata, Yamagata
Yamagata Castle
山形城
When a film needed the gate of Edo Castle, it was Yamagata Castle's Ninomaru East Otemon Gate that played the part.
Japan's 100 Fine Castles No. 10CastleFlatland
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Hotta clan
堀田氏
Connected castles
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Raita Futo from Tokyo, JapanCC BY 2.0Wikimedia Commons
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Matsumoto, Nagano
Matsumoto Castle
松本城
A black keep built for war is joined to a red-railed moon-viewing turret built in a time of peace.
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Sakura, Chiba
Sakura Castle
佐倉城
A castle of earth and water, with no stone walls, whose lords included nine of the shogun's senior councilors.
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Kawagoe, Saitama
Kawagoe Castle
川越城
There was never a keep, but the grand entrance and great hall of a daimyo's palace still stand from the Edo period.
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Fukushima, Fukushima
Fukushima Castle
福島城
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