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  • Shirakawa Komine Castle
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    Fukushima Pref. Shirakawashi Kakunai 1
    Shirakawa Komine Castle is a flatland-style Japanese castle that is just north of Shirakawa Station on the Tohoku Main Line. It is among Japan’s Top 100 Castles and one of Top 3 Tohoku Castles thanks to its stone walls which are rare in the Tohoku region. It was built in the Nanboku-cho period by Yuki Chikatomo on Kominegaoka Hill. In the Edo period it was lived in by Shogunate families such as the Honda and Matsudaira families. The modern three-story keep was reconstructed based on images from the Edo period and was designated as a National Historical Site in 2010.
    Shirakawa Komine Castle image
  • Tanagura Castle Ruins (Kamegajo Park)
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    Fukushima Higashishirakawa-gun Tanaguramachi Tanagura Castle Ruins
    Castle remains in Tanagura Town, Higashishirakawa County. It was built on the orders of Niwa Nagashige in 1627. During the Edo Period the lord of the castle changed frequently, seemingly every time a large turtle was seen floating in the castle moat, leading to it also being called Kamegajo (Turtle Castle). The castle fell during the Boshin War at the end of the Edo Period and in modern times the area is now Kamegajo Park. It's a well-known spot for cherry blossom viewing and the Juman-goku Tanagura Castle Festival is held during the blooming season.
    Tanagura Castle Ruins (Kamegajo Park) image
  • Naganuma Castle Ruins
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    Fukushima Sukagawa-shi Naganuma Hidaka Miyama Chinai
    These are the remains of Naganuma Castle, supposedly built by Naganuma Chunagon Takatoki in 1260-1261. Legend says that the Naganuma clan used to live in the hills located in the northern area of town stretching from west to east. Later, the castle became the center of continued strife, but in 1569 it fell into the hands of Ashina Moriuji, who installed Niikuni Sadamichi as the lord. The current ruins include the full scope of the fortress that was completed in the Bunroku or Keicho eras (between 1592 and 1615). It's also a famous cherry blossom spot, with around 300 hill cherry, Yoshino cherry, and Higan cherry trees.
    Naganuma Castle Ruins image
  • Takatama Castle Ruins
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    Fukushima Koriyama-shi Atamimachi Takatama
  • Tokiwa Castle Ruins
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    Fukushima Tamura-shi Tokiwamachi Tokiwa Tate
  • Akadate Ato (Akadate Park)
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    Fukushima Higashishirakawa-gun Tanaguramachi Furo Ke Sawa 41-8
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