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Hiroshima Castle
Castle of central Hiroshima…
創建
1589 年
種別
城
Access
About 15 min by tram from JR Hiroshima Station, alight at Kamiyacho-higashi
Motomachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima
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Castle
Founded 1589
437 years
概要
Castle of central Hiroshima, originally built by Mori Terumoto in 1589. Destroyed by the atomic bomb in 1945 and reconstructed in 1958, the characteristic black-painted five-story donjon today houses a historical museum. Known as 'Rijo' (Carp Castle), it stands as a symbol of Hiroshima's resilience.
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Hiroshima Castle was founded in 1589 by Mori Terumoto, the head of the Mori clan, on the delta formed by the Ota River, with construction believed to have been completed around 1592. The castle served as the central stronghold of the Mori clan's domain in the Chugoku region, featuring a five-story m…
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Mōri Motonari
Lord of the Three Arrows, Master of the Chūgoku Region
Age 92 at founding (posthumous)
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Hiroshima Castle was built by Mori Terumoto, but it was his grandfather Mori Motonari who laid its foundation. Because Motonari unified the Chugoku region from Koriyama Castle, Terumoto was able to build this great castle on the Ota River delta on the strength of that legacy. Without Motonari, Hiroshima Castle would never have come to be.
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