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Numata, Gunma
Numata Castle
沼田城
The Sanada family raised a five-tiered keep on this clifftop castle, and its original ground still lies about 60 cm beneath the park's paths.
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Kume Taminosuke
久米民之助
Son of a former Numata domain samurai and an honorary citizen of Numata. He bought the neglected castle grounds with his own money, made them a park and gave it to the town.
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In 1916, saddened by the decay of the castle grounds, he bought them and laid them out as a park. He donated it to the town of Numata in 1926, and it became today's Numata Park.
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turned the castle site into a park and donated itRecord source: article
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