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Ōgaki Castle

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Ōgaki Castle is a reconstructed historic castle with a rich past.

Ōgaki Castle
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What it is

  • A historic Japanese castle, also known as Bijō or Kyorokujō.
  • Said to have been built by Miyagawa Yasusada.
  • Designated a national treasure in 1936.
  • Selected as one of the Continued Top 100 Castles in 2017.

What to see

  • A watchtower-style keep added by Itō Sukemori.
  • A total moat added by Ishikawa.
  • A complex layered tower type keep, modified by Hisamatsu Matsudaira.
  • The castle keep, rebuilt in 1959.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

岐阜県大垣市郭町2-52 Open in Google Maps

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