| 1．Iwakiri Castle | ||||||
| Iwakiri Castle (岩切城, Iwakiri-jō) was a Muromachi period Japanese castle located in what is now the ward of Miyagino-ku, in the city of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. The site has been protected as a National Historic Site since 1982.[1] It was also referred to as Takamori Castle (高森城, Takamori-jō) The castle was home castle of Rusu clan.[2] | ||||||
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| Type： yamashiro-style Japanese castle Builder ： c.1336-1392 Buildyear ： Rusu clan | ||||||
| 2．Sendai Kōriyama Kanga ruins | ||||||
| The Kōriyama ruins (郡山遺跡, Kōriyama iseki) is an archaeological site with the ruins of a Nara period government office complex, temple and temple ruins located in what is now part of Taihaku-ku in the city of Sendai, Miyagi prefecture in the southern Tōhoku region of northern Honshu, Japan. It has been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 2006.[1] | ||||||
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| 3．Aoba Castle | ||||||
| Aoba Castle (青葉城, Aoba-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Throughout the Edo period, Aoba Castle was home to the Date clan, daimyō of Sendai Domain. The castle was also known as Sendai-jō (仙台城) or as Gojō-rō (五城楼). In 2003, the castle ruins were designated a National Historic Site.[1] | ||||||
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| Type： hilltop-style Japanese castle Builder ： 1601 Buildyear ： Date Masamune | ||||||
| 4．Matsumori Castle | ||||||
| Matsumori Castle (松森城, Matsumori-jō), also known as Matsumoridate (松森館), was a Japanese castle in Mutsu Province. Located in modern-day Izumi-ku, Miyagi Prefecture, the castle belonged to the Kokubu clan, which ruled the area before the entry of the Date clan.[1] Matsumoridate was also known as Flying Crane Castle (Tsuru-ga-jō 鶴ヶ城), because of its similarity in appearance to the spread wings of a flying crane.[2] The last lord of the castle was Kokubu Morishige. After the entry of the Date clan, the castle was largely dismantled and became the traditional grounds for the Date clan's new year's falconry trips. | ||||||
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| 5．Shiroishi Castle | ||||||
| Shiroishi Castle (白石城, Shiroishi-jō) is a flatland-style Japanese castle in what is now the city of Shiroishi, Miyagi.[1] During the Edo period, it was the castle of the Katakura clan, who were hereditary retainers of the Date clan of Sendai Domain. During the Boshin War, it was also temporarily the headquarters of the Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei.[2] The castle was also known by the name of Masuda Castle (益田城, Masuda-jō) | ||||||
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| Type： flatland-style Japanese castle Builder ： Kamakura period, rebuilt 1591 Buildyear ： Shiroishi clan | ||||||
| 6．Taga Castle | ||||||
| Taga Castle (多賀城, Taga-jō) was a jōsaku-style Japanese castle built in the late Nara period in what is now part of the city of Tagajō in Miyagi prefecture in the Tōhoku region of far northern Honshu, Japan. Bashō tells of his visit to the site in Oku no Hosomichi. The ruins of Taga-jō and its former temple have been designated a Special Historic Site (特別史跡) since 1922.[1] | ||||||
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| Type： jōsaku-style Japanese castle Builder ： 724 AD | ||||||
| 7．Iji Castle | ||||||
| Iji Castle (伊治城, Iji-jō) was jōsaku-style Japanese castle built during late Nara period. Its ruins are now an archaeological site in the city of Kurihara, Miyagi prefecture in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. The site has been protected as a National Historic Site on August 27, 2003.[1] The actual pronunciation of the name of this fortification remains uncertain, as the kanji of its name can also be read as "Koreharu Castle". | ||||||
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| Type： jōsaku-style Japanese castle Builder ： 767 AD | ||||||
| 8．Iwadeyama Castle | ||||||
| Iwadeyama Castle (岩出山城, Iwadeyama-jō) was a castle in Ōsaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.[1]After serving Hideyoshi for a time, Date Masamune was given Iwatesawa castle and the surrounding lands as his home domain. Masamune moved there in 1591, rebuilt the castle, renamed it Iwadeyama, and encouraged the growth of a town at its base. Masamune stayed at Iwadeyama for 13 years and turned the region into a major political and economic center.[2] | ||||||
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| Type： Mountaintop style castle Builder ： 14c or early 15c Buildyear ： Ujiie Naomasu | ||||||
| 9．Jō Palisade Site | ||||||
| The Jō Palisade site (城生柵跡, Jō-no-saku ato) is an archaeological site with the ruins of a Nara period jōsaku-style Japanese castle, located in what is now part of the town of Kami in Kami District, Miyagi prefecture in the Tōhoku region of far northern Honshu, Japan. The site was proclaimed a National National Historic Site in 1979.[1] The actual name of this fortification remains unknown, and it has been postulated that it was one of the five fortifications, possibly the “Shikama-saku” or “Takazukuri-saku”, mentioned in historical records, as having even constructed in 737 AD, although evidence is scant. It is roughly contemporary with the much larger Taga Castle to the southeast. | ||||||
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| Type： jōsaku-style Japanese castle Builder ： c.737 AD |