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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Hagi Castle canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese castle
hilltop castle
historical site
alsoKnownAs Hagi-jō NERFINISHED
Shizuki Castle NERFINISHED
associatedWith Chōshū Domain NERFINISHED
Meiji Restoration NERFINISHED
Mōri Terumoto NERFINISHED
builtFor Mōri clan NERFINISHED
builtOn Shizuki-yama NERFINISHED
clanSeatOf Mōri clan NERFINISHED
completedIn 1608
constructedBy Mōri Terumoto NERFINISHED
constructionEnd 1608
constructionStart 1604
country Japan
currentCondition ruins
demolishedBy Meiji government NERFINISHED
demolishedIn 1874
designationYear 1936
domainCapitalOf Chōshū Domain NERFINISHED
elevation about 150 meters
formerRulerRelocatedFrom Hiroshima Castle NERFINISHED
hasPark Shizuki Park NERFINISHED
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" NERFINISHED
locatedIn Chūgoku region NERFINISHED
Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture NERFINISHED
Honshu
Sea of Japan coast NERFINISHED
Yamaguchi Prefecture NERFINISHED
near Hagi Castle Town samurai district NERFINISHED
openToPublic yes
partOf Hagi Castle Town historic area NERFINISHED
period Edo period NERFINISHED
reasonForDemolition Meiji-era castle abolition policies
recognizedAs National Historic Site of Japan NERFINISHED
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