| Alternate Name |
Komine-jo |
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Founder
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Niwa Nagashige
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Year
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1627
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Reconstructed
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1991 (wood)
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Type
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Hilltop
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Structure
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3 levels, 3 stories
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Condition
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Reconstructed
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Rating
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★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
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Historical Site
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Prefectural Historic Site
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Historical Value
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Top 100 Castles
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Location
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Shirakawa, Fukushima Prefecture
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Map
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Google Map
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Access
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Shirakawa Station (Tohoku Honsen), 7 minute walk
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Website
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Shirakawa City
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Visited
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September 1998, September 13, 2003
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Notes
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The moats and walls around this castle are very well preserved. If you're in the area it is definitely worth a stop. Walk around the full outside of the castle to see the stone walls well. The donjon is also very well rebuilt.
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History
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Komine-jo was originally built by the Yuuki in 1340. In 1627 it was taken over by Niwa Nagashige. Nagashige renovated the castle and renamed it Shirakawa-jo. At the beginning of the Edo period the castle was given to the Aizu Matsudaira by the Tokugawa government. The Matsudaira clan governed it until it fell during the Boshin War .
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Niwa
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