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Tsuwano, Shimane
Tsuwano Castle
津和野城
On autumn and winter mornings, the red-tiled castle town sinks under fog while the high stone walls on the mountaintop float above it.
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Kamei Masanori
亀井政矩
A daimyo who moved from Shikano Castle in Inaba to Tsuwano in 1617 with a 43,000-koku domain. The Kamei family then ruled Tsuwano for 11 generations until the Meiji Restoration.
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The Kamei laid out the castle town and kept the castle in repair, but placed the domain offices and the lord's residence at the foot of the steep mountain rather than on top.
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first Kamei lord of TsuwanoRecord source: article
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