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[Castle name]
Aoba Castle
Aoba Castle (Sendai Castle) was built by Masamuune Date, Ou’s great soldier.

[Explanation]
Aoba Castle (Sendai Castle) was a flat castle that existed in current Aoba-ku, Senda-shi in Miyagi prefecture. In 1600 Masamune Date started building Aoba Castle where Sendai Castle existed.
On top of Aoba mountain, onarimon (honored gate) and Goten (palace) were built along with Honmaru made with stone walls and dorui.

During Tadamune’s period, Ninomaru was built, and high stone walls, gates, as well as Masugata Koguchi were constructed. The water moat and Dorui were built at Sannomaru, and it showed its presence throughout Edo period until the Meiji restoration as a castle of Sendai domain 62 hundred thousand Koku.

In addition, a castle tower was not built since it was during Edo Shogunate period. Aoba castle was built at the end of Sengoku period, and it was never exposed to the fires of war because they surrendered and opened the castle before they got attacked by the new government’s forces during Boshin civil war.

Sendai Castle was the 8th castle to be registered as Japan’s 100 famous castles, and it is also registered as a national historic site.

[Address,access]
Kawauchi, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi

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