Difference between revisions of "Utsunomiya castle"

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*''Japanese:''宇都宮城''(Utsunomiya-jou)''
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*''Type: Flatland''
*''Type:Flatland''
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*''Founder: [[Fujiwara Soen]]''
*''Founder:Fujiwara Soen''
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*''Built: [[1063]]''
*''Year:[[1063]]''
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*''Destroyed: [[1868]]''
*''Destroyed:[[1868]]''
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*''Reconstructed: 2007 (Yagura)''
*''Reconstructed:2007(Yagura)''
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*''Location: [[Shimotsuke province]] (Utsunomiya, [[Tochigi prefecture]])''
*''Location:[[Shimotsuke province]]''
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*''Japanese:''宇都宮城'' (Utsunomiya-jou)''
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A fortification was first built at Utsunomiya in the late [[Heian period]]. An early modern castle was then built on the site in the early [[Edo period]], with [[Honda Masazumi]] becoming lord of the castle in [[1619]].
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The castle grounds extended roughly 900 meters north to south, and roughly 850 meters east to west.
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==Link==
 
==Link==
 
*[http://www.utsunomiya-jo.jp/index2.htm utsunomiya-jo.jp]-Citizens party for reconstructing Utsunomiya castle
 
*[http://www.utsunomiya-jo.jp/index2.htm utsunomiya-jo.jp]-Citizens party for reconstructing Utsunomiya castle
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
*[[Nihon no Meijo Kojo Jiten]]
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*''[[Nihon no Meijo Kojo Jiten]]''
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*Gallery labels on-site.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/54287974944/in/dateposted/]
  
 
[[Category:Castles]]
 
[[Category:Castles]]
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[[Category:Edo Period]]
 
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Revision as of 07:24, 18 February 2025

A fortification was first built at Utsunomiya in the late Heian period. An early modern castle was then built on the site in the early Edo period, with Honda Masazumi becoming lord of the castle in 1619.

The castle grounds extended roughly 900 meters north to south, and roughly 850 meters east to west.

Link

References