Yamagata Castle

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Yamagata Castle is a historic Japanese castle known for its extensive ruins and reconstructed structures in present-day Yamagata City, reflecting the region’s feudal-era heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese castle
hilltop castle
alsoKnownAs Kajo
Kajo Park Castle
associatedWith Mogami Yoshiaki Historical Museum
builtBy Shiba clan
cityParkName Kajo Park
constructedInPeriod Muromachi period
country Japan
currentCondition ruins with reconstructed buildings
currentUse cherry blossom viewing site
public park
tourist attraction
demilitarizedInPeriod Meiji period
linked to: Meiji era
domainStatus Tozama domain under Tokugawa shogunate
feature earthen ramparts
gates
large inner bailey
moats
multiple baileys
stone walls
yagura turrets
garrisonFunctionEnded late 19th century
hasReconstructedStructure Higashi Otemon Gate
linked to: Otemon Gate

Ote Gate
bridge over moat
portcullis gate
portions of earthen walls
heritageDesignationDate 1935
heritageStatus National Historic Site of Japan
initialConstructionCentury 14th century
laterControlledBy Matsudaira clan
Mogami clan
Tokugawa shogunate
Torii clan
locatedIn Honshu
Tōhoku region
linked to: Tohoku

Yamagata City NERFINISHED
Yamagata Park
Yamagata Prefecture NERFINISHED
mainLordResidence Mogami Yoshiaki
majorExpansionCentury 16th century
majorExpansionPeriod Azuchi–Momoyama period
nearbyTransport Yamagata Station NERFINISHED
notableLord Mogami Yoshiaki
openToPublic yes
partiallyDemolished Meiji period
regionHistoricalRole political center of Dewa Province
servedAs seat of Yamagata Domain
structureType hirayama-style castle

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Yamagata Prefecture hasHistoricSite Yamagata Castle