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Kochi Castle
Built by Yamauchi Kazutoyo in 1601, the only castle in Japan where both the keep and palace survive intact
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1601 年
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About 10 min by tram from JR Kochi Station, alight at Kochi-jomae
Marunouchi, Kochi, Kochi
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Castle
Founded 1601
425 years
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Kochi Castle is one of Japan's twelve surviving original castles, begun by Yamauchi Kazutoyo in 1601 following his reward of Tosa Province after the Battle of Sekigahara. Uniquely, both the keep and the main hall (Kaitokukan) survive together, making it the only such castle in Japan; both are designated Important Cultural Properties. The present keep, rebuilt in 1749 after a 1727 fire, rises impre…
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Construction began in 1601 when Yamauchi Kazutoyo received Tosa Province for his service at Sekigahara. After a devastating fire in 1727, the castle was rebuilt by 1749. The surviving keep and palace form the only complete honmaru complex in Japan. During the Bakumatsu period, it produced notable fi…
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