Minakuchi Castle
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Minakuchi Castle is a historic site built for a shogun, offering insights into Edo period castle architecture.
What it is
- A castle built in 1634 for Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu.
- It served as a lodging for the shogun.
- Later became the residence of Kato Akimoto in 1682.
- Castle ruins are a prefectural designated historic site.
What to see
- The main bailey and a second bailey.
- Main bailey was surrounded by a moat.
- Main bailey had four corner turrets.
- Minakuchi Castle Museum opened in November 1991.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
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