Hagi Castle

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Hagi Castle is a historic Japanese hilltop castle in Yamaguchi Prefecture that served as the political and military center of the powerful Chōshū (Mōri) clan during the late Edo period.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese castle
hilltop castle
historical site
alsoKnownAs Hagi-jō
Shizuki Castle
associatedWith Chōshū Domain
Meiji Restoration
Mōri Terumoto
builtFor Mōri clan
builtOn Shizuki-yama
clanSeatOf Mōri clan
completedIn 1608
constructedBy Mōri Terumoto
constructionEnd 1608
constructionStart 1604
country Japan
currentCondition ruins
demolishedBy Meiji government
linked to: Meiji oligarchy
demolishedIn 1874
designationYear 1936
domainCapitalOf Chōshū Domain
elevation about 150 meters
formerRulerRelocatedFrom Hiroshima Castle
hasPark Shizuki Park
hasRemnant earthworks
foundations of buildings
moats
stone walls
hasStructure reconstructed gate
reconstructed yagura
includedIn UNESCO World Heritage Site "Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution"
locatedIn Chūgoku region
Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture
Honshu
Sea of Japan coast
Yamaguchi Prefecture NERFINISHED
near Hagi Castle Town samurai district
openToPublic yes
partOf Hagi Castle Town historic area
linked to: Hagi Castle
period Edo period
reasonForDemolition Meiji-era castle abolition policies
recognizedAs National Historic Site of Japan
servedAs military center of Chōshū Domain
political center of Chōshū Domain
tourismType cultural tourism site
type hirayama-style castle
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2015
UNESCOSiteComponentOf Hagi component area

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Chōshū Domain domainCastle Hagi Castle
Hagi knownFor Hagi Castle ruins
linked to: Hagi Castle
Hagi contains Hagi Castle Town
linked to: Hagi Castle
Hagi Castle partOf Hagi Castle Town historic area
linked to: Hagi Castle
Nagato Domain hasCastle Hagi Castle
Mōri clan notableCastle Hagi Castle
Japan’s San’in coastal area hasLandmark Hagi coastal castle town area
linked to: Hagi Castle