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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
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Tokugawa Ieyasu
徳川家康
The first shogun of the Tokugawa (Edo) shogunate. He moved to the Kanto region in 1590, made Edo Castle his base, and began the expansion that turned it into a vast castle.
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According to the Ministry of the Environment, Edo Castle had received only emergency repairs when Ieyasu arrived. It was not completed until 1636, under his grandson, the third shogun Iemitsu.
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made it his base and began its expansionRecord source: article
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Aichi
Nagoya Castle
名古屋城
The keep crowned with golden shachi can't be entered today. Using prewar measured drawings and photographs, the city is preparing to rebuild it in wood.
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ordered the castle builtRecord source: article
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Shizuoka
Sunpu Castle
駿府城
Under the lawn of a city park, excavators found two keep bases built by Tokugawa Ieyasu in two different eras, one on top of the other.
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built it and lived there in his final yearsRecord source: article
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Kyoto
Nijō Castle
二条城
Built in the year the Tokugawa shogunate began, it still has the hall where the shogun announced he would give power back.
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built the castleRecord source: article
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Okazaki, Aichi
Okazaki Castle
岡崎城
This is the castle where Tokugawa Ieyasu was born, and the well said to have supplied his first bath still survives on the grounds.
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born here; his first independent baseRecord source: article
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Kyoto
Nijō Castle
二条城
Built in the year the Tokugawa shogunate began, it still has the hall where the shogun announced he would give power back.
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BuiltRecord source: jokaku
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Aichi
Nagoya Castle
名古屋城
The keep crowned with golden shachi can't be entered today. Using prewar measured drawings and photographs, the city is preparing to rebuild it in wood.
Japan's 100 Fine Castles No. 39CastleFlatland
BuiltRecord source: jokaku
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Aichi
Nagoya Castle
名古屋城
The keep crowned with golden shachi can't be entered today. Using prewar measured drawings and photographs, the city is preparing to rebuild it in wood.
Japan's 100 Fine Castles No. 39CastleFlatland
LordRecord source: jokaku
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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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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
Rebuilt / expandedRecord source: wikipedia
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Kofu, Yamanashi
Maizuru Castle Park
甲府城
Kofu Station itself stands on the site of one of the castle's enclosures.
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Tamba-Sasayama, Hyogo
Sasayama Castle
篠山城
The keep base was built, but a keep never stood on it.
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Shizuoka
Sunpu Castle
駿府城
Under the lawn of a city park, excavators found two keep bases built by Tokugawa Ieyasu in two different eras, one on top of the other.
Japan's 100 Fine Castles No. 45CastleFlatland
BuiltRecord source: jokaku
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Shizuoka
Sunpu Castle
駿府城
Under the lawn of a city park, excavators found two keep bases built by Tokugawa Ieyasu in two different eras, one on top of the other.
Japan's 100 Fine Castles No. 45CastleFlatland
Rebuilt / expandedRecord source: wikipedia
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Shinshiro, Aichi
Nagashino Castle
長篠城
Here 500 defenders held off a 15,000-strong Takeda army. The cliffs where two rivers meet and the main enclosure's great earthen rampart still remain.
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浜松城
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Hamamatsu Castle
浜松城
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小牧山城
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新府城
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諏訪原城
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伏見城
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膳所城
CastleWater
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大塚城
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Rebuilt / expandedRecord source: wikipedia
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奥城
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岩出山城
CastleMountain
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岩津城
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能ヶ坂砦
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Mitsuiyama Fort
三井山砦
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中村砦
CastleHilltop
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Kyoto
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向島城
CastleFlatland
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Hikamine Fort
火ヶ峰砦
CastleHilltop
BuiltRecord source: wikipedia
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