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Chiyoda, Tokyo
Edo Castle
江戸城
After its 58-meter keep burned in 1657, it was never rebuilt; only the huge stone base remains, in a garden of the Imperial Palace.
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Ota Dokan
太田道灌
A warrior of the Muromachi period who built Edo Castle in 1457, the starting point of the castle's history.
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The castle he founded later became a branch castle of the Hojo clan of Odawara, and after Tokugawa Ieyasu arrived in 1590 it grew into the shoguns' great castle.
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Otto DomesCC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commons
built the castle (1457)Record source: article
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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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said to have built the castle with his father (1457)Record source: article
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Chiyoda, Tokyo
Edo Castle
江戸城
After its 58-meter keep burned in 1657, it was never rebuilt; only the huge stone base remains, in a garden of the Imperial Palace.
Japan's 100 Fine Castles No. 14CastleFlatland
BuiltRecord source: jokaku
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Shizuoka
Hachiman Castle
八幡城
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LordRecord source: wikipedia
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Fujisawa, Kanagawa
Oba Castle
大庭城
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Rebuilt / expandedRecord source: wikipedia
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Abiko, Chiba
Nedo Castle
根戸城
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BuiltRecord source: wikipedia
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Abiko, Chiba
Nedo Castle
根戸城
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LordRecord source: wikipedia
Sources
- 1特別史跡江戸城跡(環境省)Checked:
- 2太田道灌(補助資料・Wikipedia日本語版)Checked:
- 3県指定記念物 川越城跡(川越市)Checked:
- 4川越城本丸御殿とは(川越市立博物館)Checked: