Aoba Castle
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Aoba Castle is a historic Japanese hilltop fortress in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, long associated with the Date clan and now a prominent cultural and tourist site.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aoba Castle site | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese castle
ⓘ
hilltop castle ⓘ historical site ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Aoba-jō
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sendai Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Date clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castleType | hirayamashiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | early 17th century ⓘ |
| constructedBy | Date Masamune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1600 ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruins ⓘ |
| damagedDuring |
Boshin War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designatedAs | National Historic Site of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | City of Sendai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
cultural festivals
ⓘ
historical reenactments ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
museum
ⓘ
visitor center ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
gates
ⓘ
honmaru (main bailey) NERFINISHED ⓘ moats ⓘ ninomaru (second bailey) NERFINISHED ⓘ stone walls ⓘ |
| hasMonument | equestrian statue of Date Masamune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
reconstructed gate
ⓘ
reconstructed yagura (turret) ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Hirose River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sendai city NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected cultural property ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Miyagi Prefecture
NERFINISHED
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Sendai NERFINISHED ⓘ Tōhoku region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mount Aoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Sendai City Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Date Masamune
ⓘ
panoramic views of Sendai ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
military fortress
ⓘ
residence of the Date clan ⓘ |
| periodOfUse | Edo period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMaterial |
stone
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| region | Honshu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs | seat of the Sendai Domain ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism site
ⓘ
historical tourism site ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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Aoba Castle site