Koga Castle
Koga Castle 古河城 | |
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Koga, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan | |
Coordinates | 36°11′12.8″N 139°41′43.7″E / 36.186889°N 139.695472°E |
Type | flatland-style Japanese castle |
Site information | |
Condition | ruin |
Site history | |
Built | Muromachi period |
Built by | Doi clan |
In use | Edo period |
Demolished | 1873 |
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Koga Castle (古河城, Koga-jō) was a
History
The fortification at Koga may date to the late
In 1455, the
Following the
Description
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Koga Castle was a flatland-style castle built on a long, narrow peninsula in the middle of the
Remaining today are the Yorimasa Jinja shrine on the site of the Yorimasa Kuruwa, and the Koga History Museum on the site of the Suwa Kuruwa, which preserves a fragment of the original moat.
Literature
- Schmorleitz, Morton S. (1974). Castles in Japan. Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Co. pp. 144–145. ISBN 0-8048-1102-4.
- Motoo, Hinago (1986). Japanese Castles. Tokyo: Kodansha. p. 200 pages. ISBN 0-87011-766-1.
- Mitchelhill, Jennifer (2004). Castles of the Samurai: Power and Beauty. Tokyo: Kodansha. p. 112 pages. ISBN 4-7700-2954-3.
- Turnbull, Stephen (2003). Japanese Castles 1540-1640. Osprey Publishing. p. 64 pages. ISBN 1-84176-429-9.
External links
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