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Yokosuka Castle

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Explore a 16th-century flatland castle ruin with unique round stone walls, now a scenic park.

Yokosuka Castle
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What it is

  • A Japanese flatland castle.
  • Built in 1578 by order of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
  • Designated a National Historic Site.
  • Currently maintained as a park.

What to see

  • Unique round stone walls from the Tenryu River.
  • Remaining stone walls, moats, and earthworks.
  • Shachigawara and Onigawara tiles are cultural properties.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

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