Mitake Castle
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MitakeCastle (三岳城跡, Mitake-jō) was a Sengoku period yamashiro-style Japanese castle located in what is now part of the city of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka in the Tōkai region of Japan. It was a fortress of the local Ii clan, which later rose to prominence under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. The ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1944.[1]
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Mitake Castle | |
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三岳城 | |
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan | |
Coordinates | 34°51′08″N 137°41′32″E |
Type | yamashiro-style Japanese castle |
Site information | |
Controlled by | Ii clan |
Condition | Ruins |
Site history | |
Built | Year Unknown |
Built by | c.1338 |
In use | c. 1590 |
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