Shiwa Castle
| Shiwa Castle (志波城, Shiwa-jō) was an early Heian period jōsaku-style Japanese castle located in what is now part of the city of Morioka, Iwate Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of far northern Honshu, Japan. The site was proclaimed a National Historic Site of Japan in 1979.[1] | ||||||
| Type： jōsaku-style Japanese castle | ||||||
| Built： AD 803; 1221 years ago (803) | ||||||
| Builder： Sakanoue no Tamuramaro | ||||||
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